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Message:: [QUOTE="Oldrdawg, post: 2807018, member: 84149"]Assuming that the coin is U.S. Mint property, would it ever truly be beyond the "grasp" of the government?  Generally speaking, one can never obtain good title to stolen property, even if it's purchased in good faith by an innocent third-party.  So the government would always have a claim to the coin.  So, at best, it could never publicly return to the U.S. without the ever-present threat of seizure. I also presume that the moment it appeared in a foreign auction house catalog, the government would intervene to stop the auction and have the foreign country seize it.  Then again, I suppose the government could simply subpoena PCGS to determine where the coin came from and where it went to and start using phrases like "trafficking in stolen government property" and "possession of stolen government property" to see how quickly the coin was surrendered.  I guess like stolen masterpieces that can never be legitimately owned or sold, one could "own" it secretly, take it from its hiding place in the floor boards to marvel at it occasionally, and then put it back without ever telling anyone you have it -- and leave it you your heirs to deal with the government when they go to sell it.[/QUOTE]