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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 604101, member: 11521&quot;]The term &#039;1933 Gaudens&#039; is misleading. St Gaudens designed both the Eagle and Double Eagle. The 1933 Eagle is legal to own but the 1933 Double Eagle is not (with one exception). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And what exactly does &quot;stolen&quot; mean in regards to the 1933 Double Eagles? Does it mean the coins were stolen outright OR does it mean someone in the Mint took a few 1933 Double Eagles and replaced them with Double Eagles of other dates (so the total figures for coins melted matched the number minted)? My guess is the latter. I doubt the Mint employees tasked with the job of melting the 1933 Double Eagles took the time to verify that every coin they melted was a 1933. Surely a few non-1933s slipped past them. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why is the Secret Service so interested in the 1933 Double Eagle but not the 1913 Liberty Nickel? The 5 known examples of the 1913 Liberty Nickel were minted illegally whereas the 1933 Double Eagles were legally minted but not released. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Which leads me to wonder how many 1964-D Peace Dollars are hidden away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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