Good MSN article about the storied history of the 1933 Double Eagle Coin

[cnr_dogs]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44288821/ns/business-us_business/

 

[JTGOLD]

seen that story on msn too,quite the story and very interesting.

 

[Dimeman]

Before they banned owning gold coins it was legal to turn paper dollars in for gold coins so it is possible a mint employee swapped his paper dollars for those gold coins and put them away for the future. :thinkingabout:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Interesting ...thanks for posting.

 

[aloldstuff]

Don't know what to say, I personally feel the family should have been able to keep them. Could this happen to silver coins:huh::huh:thinkingabout:?

 

[Dimeman]

Don't know what to say, I personally feel the family should have been able to keep them. Could this happen to silver coins:huh::huh:thinkingabout:?

With China and many other countries buying silver and gold coins and bullion ....( in my opinion) I don't think so