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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 5184931, member: 27832&quot;]The statute does talk about &quot;receipts&quot; and &quot;paying&quot; for bullion, but nothing about <i>issuing gold or silver coin</i> in exchange for bullion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going further back, here&#039;s the Act that originally (I think) set terms for bringing in bullion for coinage, starting around the middle of page 249 (this document scan starts at page 246):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/2nd-congress/session-1/c2s1ch16.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/2nd-congress/session-1/c2s1ch16.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/2nd-congress/session-1/c2s1ch16.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But we know <i>that</i> one hasn&#039;t been continuously in force, if only because FDR&#039;s 1933 executive order put a stop to issuing gold coins, period.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we all know that you can&#039;t walk into the Mint with a bag of gold dust and have them issue you eagles, half-eagles, quarter-eagles, and so forth containing equal gold weight. <i>They don&#039;t mint the coins any more</i> for circulation. I don&#039;t have the know-how to track through all the relevant laws between 1792 and today, but I <i>would</i> be interested to see what today&#039;s <i>actual</i> policy is. (How <i>do</i> you go about getting the Mint to refine your PMs into gold and silver bars, free of charge?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: being called away for the afternoon, so nobody feel rushed to find answers for me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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