Talk:1933 Double Eagle
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[edit] Contradiction
Contradiction: "On July 30, 2002, one was sold at Sotheby's..." contradicts "Currently, 1933 Double Eagle coins can not be the legal possession of any member of the public...". Resolve by adding ", with the exception of the one sold on July 30, 2002" after "Currently"? --Elvey 19:55, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Yep, that works. So far this is the only one of the 1933 double eagles the government has declared legal to own.
Isn't there a statute of limitations on theft? Even if Israel Switt did steal the coins, it was decades ago.
- Maybe, but that would only affect the ability to throw the thief in jail, and wouldn't affect the legal authority to confiscate and destroy the property. The article is not very clear on whether criminal charges were attempted, and what they were. That'd be a good addition. For all we know there's some anciently-drafted crime titled "theft of a non-officially-issued US Mint coin" with no statute of limitations that could be cited. Tempshill (talk) 05:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Dated Link
I see the link to the story that says, "Press Release US Mint: United States Mint Recovers 10 Famed Double Eagles," but if I remember correctly, that was resolved and the person was able to keep the coins by paying $20 in US Reserve notes for the coins. I remember seeing a press conference about it. Did this happen? If so, this should be updated. —Slipgrid 19:05, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Small POV objection
The lead says, "In order to end the 1930s general bank crisis, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102 in 1933 and the Gold Reserve Act in 1934.."
To me that sounds as though it implies the act was legal, logical, and effective. You will find many (myself included) who believe that it was an unconstitutional high crime, that it was ill-conceived, and that it made the Great Depression far worse than it might have been. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.152.63 (talk) 04:24, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
