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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 329636, member: 4703&quot;]What the Mint is required to charge for bullion coins is irrelevant to the original question.</p><p><br /></p><p>The answer to that question is &quot;Yes,&nbsp; the government <b>CAN</b> pass such a law&quot;, if a majority of Representatives and a majority of Senators and the President all agree; but I stongly suspect the courts would declare it unconstitutional on the grounds that it would take private property (the numismatic premium value of coins in private hands) for public use (the perceived economic benefits of such a stupid law) without just compensation, in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution.</p><p><br /></p><p>(And yes, the Fifth Amendment <u>does</u> cover issues other than merely self-incrimination.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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