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Valued Member
United States
477 Posts |
Ok look here big boy.
I would like to know how to legally own a coin that wasn't meant to be put into public.
Could someone just like move to a different country. Like if you come into possession of a 33 double eagle or 64 silver dollar or whatever... or maybe perhaps you come into possession of of some of the test coins that they used in testing new alloys over the last couple of years to try and use less expensive metals...
Could you just like move to China? Could you just like wait for the United States to collapse? Once the country no longer exists could you legally own the coins?
Ok thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It wouldnt be worth it but youd have to smuggle them out and live in a country that doesn't honor extraditions to the US and most likely will be a US enemy that wouldnt ever allow a US presence on their soil. Iran and North Korea would be your best bets.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
 Here we go...how ya gonna get rich on this one Greenprint....  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
DEFINITELY move to China. Best to do it soon, before you get caught, too!
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Valued Member
Canada
453 Posts |
Don't try to leave the country with it.
Just move to China.
They will make one for you.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3453 Posts |
Once they are on "The List", I do not see a way around it. My issue is the selective nature that a coin is called illegal. The Sac/Washington mules and no letter edge $1 were illegally made and illegally left the mint but somehow did not make "The List", so they are legal.
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Pillar of the Community
614 Posts |
Try mixing it into a roll of other common date double eagles, then mail it to a relative in North Korea. :)
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Pillar of the Community
614 Posts |
^
Or bribe an official, that always works too.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
It is not illegal to own fake coins.
However if a genuine pattern was illegally released from the Mint, it follows that it would be illegal to own it.
Nevertheless legal counsel loves to argue this matter to it's own profit, on some coins which should never have left the Mint.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
Why move to China when you can rent Ted Kaczynski's shack and live the life of luxury?
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Pillar of the Community
2087 Posts |
I have to say I was worried I might have that same problem with a "coin" in my collection. The coin in question is a Chatham Islands $50.00 piece. For the mellenium the Chatham Islands was allowed by the Reserve bank of New Zealnd to produce some Bank notes ( on the priviso they were just fantasy notes) but they went to far and produced some coins.....The Reserve Bank on finding out confiscated the offending coins and only a maximum of 20-50 escaped into collectors hands. I was one of the lucky ones...but I was worried that it might be confiscated however after some inquiries I was advised that the Reserve bank was not overly concerned about the remainder. Seems the NZ GVT is a little more flexible than the US.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Uh, don't mention or show them to anyone. Then legality does not matter.  Or you could send them to the mint and ask them.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Monte Video convention says any man can declare a country so long as he owns the land. Heck, I have been a sovereign ruler of a small country for a few minutes. But be careful, I'm guessing the army doesn't take kindly to people annexing land. And for your independence,you'll need a farm and you'll need a good way to get people to recognise you - look up the Hut River Province, they became a bona fide country due to a slip of the tongue.
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Valued Member
United States
362 Posts |
Make a image of it and then leak it to Wiki-LEAKS! Then bury it next to Jimmy Hoffa for safe keeping! |
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Valued Member
United States
360 Posts |
Don't tell anyone and you're golden. Oops.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The Sac/Washington mules and no letter edge $1 were illegally made and illegally left the mint but somehow did not make "The List", so they are legal. Not quite. The Sac mules that could be shown to have been recovered from circulation were determined to be legal to own, but the ones smuggled out by the mint employees were declared not legal and I believe the government ordered them to be returned. So some are legal and some are not. |
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Posted 01/12/2013 11:06 pm
