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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1982723, member: 66&quot;]By that logic all clipped planchet coins and off metal planchet coins are also all still government property and subject to seizure because no underweight planchets or coins struck on off metal (such as cent struck on dime planchets) were authorized either.</p><p><br /></p><p>The real question as I see it is, is there ANY chance or possibility that a cent could have been struck on an aluminum planchet by accident?&nbsp; At the time San Francisco WAS striking coins on aluminum planchets of that size.&nbsp; These planchets were made by an outside firm.&nbsp; If this firm also made cent planchets (and I do not know if they did, this is just supposition on my part) then it could be possible for an aluminum planchet to have gotten mixed in with cent planchets sent to Denver.&nbsp; If so in that case this COULD be an off-metal error and legal.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Toven coin, the Congressman had no legal right to give the coin to Toven as it did not belong to him either.&nbsp; He could not transfer ownership of something he did not own.&nbsp; As long as the Toven coin remains &quot;private&quot; and changes hands if ever privately, then it is probably safe.&nbsp; But if it is ever offered at public auction the government will probably try and recover it.&nbsp; If it is specifically brought to their attention.&nbsp; The 1933 double eagles traded hands openly for years and were even publicly advertised for sale for years before one went to public auction in 1944 and someone actually asked the government why such a recent gold coin was worth such a high premium.&nbsp; That brought it to their attention and started the confiscations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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