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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BUncirculated, post: 1242566, member: 29581&quot;]In 1933 when President Roosevelt took us off the gold standard, you were limited on how much gold you could legally possess. You were allowed to keep small amounts of gold jewelry like wedding bands, but larger quantities of gold you were required to turn over to the government.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should edit this to say that the reason of this was to strengthen the dollar in an effort to recover from the depression. This was a measure part of Roosevelt&#039;s New Deal to get America moving again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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