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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2376720, member: 76863"]For normal federal theft yes which would be something like a 5 year window. However with coins the government essentially takes the position that coins are property of the government and we just get to use them. They may not be able to prosecute any one of the theft (not that that have anywhere close to the proof to do so anyway) but they can try and repossess any issue at any time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Likely what they're doing (if they aren't just completely winging what to go after is) is picking the ones they feel are most winnable to build precedent before going after others. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's not at all, you just decided it was even though every fact and the the law would disagree. If something doesn't fit the picture you want to paint you are just ignoring it and saying doesn't matter when the reality is it actually does matter. Moral high horses and the golden rule are not legal precedents or arguments, the other examples 19lyds posted would be considered evidence and relevant since it shows how the mint has treated similar circumstances before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2376720, member: 76863"]For normal federal theft yes which would be something like a 5 year window. However with coins the government essentially takes the position that coins are property of the government and we just get to use them. They may not be able to prosecute any one of the theft (not that that have anywhere close to the proof to do so anyway) but they can try and repossess any issue at any time. Likely what they're doing (if they aren't just completely winging what to go after is) is picking the ones they feel are most winnable to build precedent before going after others. It's not at all, you just decided it was even though every fact and the the law would disagree. If something doesn't fit the picture you want to paint you are just ignoring it and saying doesn't matter when the reality is it actually does matter. Moral high horses and the golden rule are not legal precedents or arguments, the other examples 19lyds posted would be considered evidence and relevant since it shows how the mint has treated similar circumstances before.[/QUOTE]
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