http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/ind...lease&ID=607WASHINGTON â€" The United States Mint has recovered ten more of the fabled 1933 Double Eagle gold pieces. These numismatic artifacts were illegally removed from the United States Mint at Philadelphia more than 70 years ago....----
Hmm. Based on the legal arguments being made on behalf of the Farouk-Fenton piece before the settlement, I don't think it's a slam-dunk argument for the government that they were "stolen" or left the Mint illegally. Would the government have settled that case if their legal argument was rock-solid? I think not.
I'd be worried if I paid $7 million for one at this point.