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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1141605, member: 66&quot;]Initially most of the people turned in their gold because they felt it was thier patriotic duty to do so.&nbsp; (Kind of like after the income tax was passed in 1913 some people actually overreported their incomes so they had to pay the tax so they could brag that they had done their part to help support the country.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Later it was turned in under the fear of getting in trouble if they were discovered to still be holding gold.&nbsp; In some cases it would be hidden inside of rolls of other coins such as a half eagle in a roll of nickels, or put in vending machines, or thrown in wishing wells.&nbsp; Anything to try and keep them from being traced back to them so they wouldn&#039;t get in trouble.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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