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Thanks for the link. Any thoughts about why the treasury would care that much whether a half dozen or so coins ended up in private hands? The only reason I can think of is so as not to set a precedent for future cancelled issues. There would be no incentive for mint employees to sneak them out if they couldn't sell them or acknowledge owning them.
There are quite a few coins out there that should be illegal to own, but aren't. There is no rhyme or reason to it - they just seem to make a ruling for some and declare them illegal while with others you never hear a word and they trade in the market openly.
HMMM! All of this sounds interesting.. I wonder if any political pull could change the status of this coin.. Could there be a bill passed to allow this coin?... just thinking out loud..
Isn't there one of the 74 Aluminum cents was given to a government official or diplomat and is therefore legal to own that specific example...similar to the one legal 1933 Double Eagle. I thought IGC had graded it. I actually found a pic of it on my computer. Maybe the image is fake:
Sure Looks Like It Would Be The Correct Coin. Maybe Someday It Will Be In Print That These Are Able To Be Brought Out Into The Public.. That Is If Someone Has One!!
