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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1978187, member: 26302&quot;]They were &quot;loaned&quot; to congressmen at the time so they could make an intelligent decision on the proposed law. Afterwards, the mint formally asked for these back, and stated at the time none had ever left government ownership.&nbsp; In the eyes of the government, they have never officially given up ownership of any of these, and I doubt anyone will be able to produce a document proving they ever have. </p><p>Even if it were given to his father at retirement, that doesn&#039;t prove anything. Was this a gift from the government, or just from coworkers? If just from coworkers, they gave him something they didn&#039;t have a right to give.&nbsp; Someone who works at my factory does not have the right to give away a ase of cheese just because they work with cheese every day. They do not own it, just like workers in the mint never owned these aluminum cents.</p><p>The owner should just donate it to the Smithsonian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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