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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3531184, member: 98035"]Not at all. From 1933 until I think 1975, it was illegal for US citizens to own gold bullion or more than $200 face value in gold. There were only a couple prosecutions and a handful of seizures during that time. It was fully repealed by Nixon, and there is no longer a limit or restriction on gold ownership.</p><p><br /></p><p>US coins not released for circulation may technically be illegal to own, but the only ones actively sought by the secret service are the 1933 gold coinage, 1964 Peace dollars ("none exist") and certain pattern or trial coins like the aluminum cents. $100,000 notes are also illegal to own, but I don't think any made it to private hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as restrictions on things dug up in the US, I belive the law only comes into play if human remains are found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3531184, member: 98035"]Not at all. From 1933 until I think 1975, it was illegal for US citizens to own gold bullion or more than $200 face value in gold. There were only a couple prosecutions and a handful of seizures during that time. It was fully repealed by Nixon, and there is no longer a limit or restriction on gold ownership. US coins not released for circulation may technically be illegal to own, but the only ones actively sought by the secret service are the 1933 gold coinage, 1964 Peace dollars ("none exist") and certain pattern or trial coins like the aluminum cents. $100,000 notes are also illegal to own, but I don't think any made it to private hands. As far as restrictions on things dug up in the US, I belive the law only comes into play if human remains are found.[/QUOTE]
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