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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;10gary22, post: 1228259, member: 23626&quot;]Since the heirs came into possession of the stolen coins, they might have been able to take them out of the country and sold them abroad to a private collector. However, if word leaked out, they would likely have faced criminal prosecution. You cannot legally possess stolen government property and the government NEVER relinquishes claim to it. A good example of this ar the sunken Spanish Galleons. Even if they were lost 500 years ago, if any government can show proof of ownership of the contents, then it belongs to that government. There doesn&#039;t seem to be a statute of limitations ?</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of these coins, the court had no choice but find against the heirs. IMHO</p><p><br /></p><p>gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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