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Message:: [QUOTE="National dealer, post: 12657, member: 487"]There is a thread that I wrote a while back about which coins are illegal and if they should remain that way. The Mint and Government have the ability to change their minds when the situation fits. In the early years of the mint, a lot of "FRIENDS" of the mint were allowed special coins. There really is no hard and fast rule as to what is legal and for how long. The 1964-D Peace dollar is a perfect example. Sold over the counter, then recalled. Some are a little more in the grey area. Why allow five 1913 Liberty Nickels, but none of the 433,000 St. Gaudens minted in 1933. While the law written in 33 governing the possession of gold was needed at the time, why should it still be inforced today? Why should the 1974 Aluminum Cent be illegal after Mint employees passed the coins out freely to members of Congress? The other fantasy pieces such as the 1804 dollar were made for "FRIENDS" of the Mint. Why they are legal, because they allow it. Look at how many coins have mintages of 25 or less. What purpose did it serve? All of the early proof coins were for special purposes. With few exceptions, this type of practice has stopped in the last 70 years.[/QUOTE]