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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 8273276, member: 73489&quot;]Yup, but that was alot of money for most people to hold and given the confusion on the EO, many people thought they had to turn it ALL in.</p><p>No, there was confusion about the EO...inability to hold 5 coins financially....patriotic duty that many felt to turn their in.....etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>For many immigrants with limited English-speaking (like my ancestors).....<b><i>how are you going to get a definitive and clear answer on what you could or could not hold ?</i></b> </p><p><br /></p><p>A lawyer ?&nbsp; Expensive.&nbsp; TV ?&nbsp; Not invented for another 15 years. Radio ?&nbsp; If you had one, who do you listen to.&nbsp; Newspapers ?&nbsp; Which one can you trust.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most people probably were happy to hold onto their gold jewelry and give up whatever coins they had I would guess.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I&#039;ll see if Roger Burdette&#039;s Saints book has some footnotes or bibliography leads on this topic.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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