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I think the previous poster was referring to executive order 6102 (April 5, 1933), which seized gold within the United States, and criminalized the possession o
by nickff 13y ago
I think the previous poster was referring to executive order 6102 (April 5, 1933), which seized gold within the United States, and criminalized the possession of the specie.[1]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102
- ubernostrum 13y agoThe number of exceptions in that order, and the fact that squads of government officials did not go door-to-door looking for unexempted hoards of coins, suggest that perhaps that order had more to do with PR than actual seizures.