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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 4318372, member: 73489"]Doing a bunch of related research of late I thought a thread on this would be interesting. Wanted to know all the coins that may have illegally "snuck out" of the U.S. Mint or whatever and are at threat of being repossessed by the government.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the most famous is the<b><span style="color: #0000ff"> 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle</span></b>, with the Switt-Langbord Ten being taken back by the government. And somebody voluntarily just turned one in a few years ago. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Right behind, I'll put the <b><span style="color: #0000ff">1933 $10 Eagle </span></b>because technically only 4 or 5 were legally released and the only reason the whole batch isn't stealable is because the government can't ID which left legally and which didn't. Talk about a dumb/weak argument.</p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><b>Post your coin, pattern, or whatever that could be stolen back by the U.S. government if not for the stink it would probably raise.</b></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 4318372, member: 73489"]Doing a bunch of related research of late I thought a thread on this would be interesting. Wanted to know all the coins that may have illegally "snuck out" of the U.S. Mint or whatever and are at threat of being repossessed by the government. Of course, the most famous is the[B][COLOR=#0000ff] 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle[/COLOR][/B], with the Switt-Langbord Ten being taken back by the government. And somebody voluntarily just turned one in a few years ago. :mad: Right behind, I'll put the [B][COLOR=#0000ff]1933 $10 Eagle [/COLOR][/B]because technically only 4 or 5 were legally released and the only reason the whole batch isn't stealable is because the government can't ID which left legally and which didn't. Talk about a dumb/weak argument. [COLOR=#b30000] [B]Post your coin, pattern, or whatever that could be stolen back by the U.S. government if not for the stink it would probably raise.[/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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