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<p>[QUOTE="cplradar, post: 7300333, member: 108985"]Hi</p><p><br /></p><p>I already quoted the exact statute that requires stolen property to be returned to the original owner, and I know this to be the case both as a matter of law and as a matter of international treaty. There is no left or right on this. However, you can't just seize it. You need to go to court and have the sheriff get it for you upon the court order. And the law for antiquities and cultural items (such as coins) is MORE strict than ordinary property because of the WWII experience in stolen art. Stolen property legally remains the property of the owner and commerce with it is illegal. as far as the law is concerned, there is no sale when you purchase stolen property.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn't help when the cops drag their feet and the hobby/industry doesn't cooperate. And they do not cooperate. They collaborate in the stolen coin market. They stall, hide the records, feign ignorance, and will only comply with the minimal efforts necessary under warrants and court orders. They do NOT open there records.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cplradar, post: 7300333, member: 108985"]Hi I already quoted the exact statute that requires stolen property to be returned to the original owner, and I know this to be the case both as a matter of law and as a matter of international treaty. There is no left or right on this. However, you can't just seize it. You need to go to court and have the sheriff get it for you upon the court order. And the law for antiquities and cultural items (such as coins) is MORE strict than ordinary property because of the WWII experience in stolen art. Stolen property legally remains the property of the owner and commerce with it is illegal. as far as the law is concerned, there is no sale when you purchase stolen property. It doesn't help when the cops drag their feet and the hobby/industry doesn't cooperate. And they do not cooperate. They collaborate in the stolen coin market. They stall, hide the records, feign ignorance, and will only comply with the minimal efforts necessary under warrants and court orders. They do NOT open there records.[/QUOTE]
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