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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Archetypus, post: 1228938, member: 32173&quot;]Although I don&#039;t totally agree with the outcome, I understand WHY it happened. </p><p><br /></p><p>There were no criminal charges presented, only the issue of legal ownership. This is a civil case which means there is no &#039;innocent until proven guilty&#039; because there is not innocent/guilty findings.&nbsp; Civil charges only determine who is most likely to deserve a favorable outcome, even if it is by the slimmest of margins, and how much &#039;in favor&#039; the outcome should be.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can be cleared of a criminal charge, such as theft, but still be responsible for any damages that happened as a result of your possible theft attempt or the loss of property if you are found to have it in your possession, if they are presented as separate cases. </p><p><br /></p><p>Something I thought would have been an interesting plea bargain for the heirs would have been to pay for the replacement cost of the gold at melt value (and possible cost of manufacturing 10 coins) since that is the LEGAL cost of replacing those coins to the US govt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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