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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 4617033, member: 73489&quot;]As their son Roy explained over on CU, they were honest people.&nbsp; They didn&#039;t KNOW any criminals to secretely sell the coins to. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s interesting is that the family heeded the advice of Roy&#039;s father (who trusted the government) rather than act in the shadows (like his grandfather).</p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless, there was no way to sell the coins or even announce possession without working with the Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I would have done is only given 1 of the coins for authentication purposes.&nbsp; I would have hidden the other 9.&nbsp; I would have insisted a deal be cut before I disclosed the other coins.&nbsp; The Mint lied and negotatiated in bad faith.</p><p><br /></p><p>You guys who submit coins to PCGS and NGC know it is usually a 2-week turnaround.&nbsp; It took The Mint 9 months to get the coins authenticated/graded.&nbsp; It was all a crock.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re liable to see more of them in private hands and auctions like the 1927-D I saw at FUN than with them collecting dust at Fort Knox.</p><p><br /></p><p>They&#039;ve been out visible to the public by my count a total of 4 days in 15 years.&nbsp; The Mint wasn&#039;t exactly honest when they said they belonged to &quot;The People.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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