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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I owned any of them I'd be like Charleston Heston. You can have them when you pry them from my cold dead hands.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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quick send them to me here in australia!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
That's not a bad idea mate, assuming you'll at least pay spot for them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not sure what the controversy is... It's counterfeit money that was being passed off as legitimate currency, of course it should be confiscated. The government is just following the law and the secret service carrying out one of its normal duties. Sure, they're bad/weird counterfeits, but that's a subjective judgment.
Sure, they're going after the guy using "terrorism laws", but so-called "terrorism laws", "national security letters", etc. are mostly not used against terrorists anyway; they're mostly for going after drug dealers and potheads. The wretchedly named PATRIOT act was a bad idea and should be repealed, stem and root. It's still counterfeiting to call something a "dollar" when it's not real currency.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you need to research what counterfeit means. If he had been making coins that looked like US coins and trying to pass them off as US coins, then that is counterfeiting. If he is instead making coins of his own design, and using them as an alternative to US coins, then that is not counterfeiting and in my view should be perfectly legal. |
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United States
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He tried to pass off his coins as having particular dollar values, and they were clearly intended to be used as money. For example, US Code, Title 18, Section 486: Quote:
Whoever, except as authorized by law, makes or utters or passes, or attempts to utter or pass, any coins of gold or silver or other metal, or alloys of metals, intended for use as current money, whether in the resemblance of coins of the United States or of foreign countries, or of original design, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Von NotHaus was convinced, and they seem to have had an open and shut case. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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He tried to pass off his coins as having particular dollar values What was the dollar value of the 1 oz silver coin? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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He rebased it periodically. It was $10 for the 1 oz. coin at one point, then $20.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I owned any of them I'd be like Charleston Heston. You can have them when you pry them from my cold dead hands. Wasn't he the movie actor who always died at the end of his movies?  As to the Liberty Dollars... I am wondering why these cannot be kept as items of numismatic or historical interest. After all, some folks collect Confederate money and legally that too was "counterfeit". How is this any different? |
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United States
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As to the Liberty Dollars... I am wondering why these cannot be kept as items of numismatic or historical interest. After all, some folks collect Confederate money and legally that too was "counterfeit". How is this any different? Maybe because that was paper and this is silver bullion. I like the way they confiscated the blank unstruck rounds too. Since when is it illegal to have blank silver round disks?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It was confiscated to be used as evidence and because it was the inventory for a future criminal act. It is also legal to own a house and car, but when you buy them with the proceeds of selling drugs they become confiscated as well.
That being said, even though his actions were against the law (and that is pretty clear), it is unfortunate that we live in such a society where the privately minted coinage isn't allowed to float on the free market as a form of barter/exchange.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It was confiscated to be used as evidence and because it was the inventory for a future criminal act Allegedly  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Isn't all counterfeit money confiscated by the government?
Besides, I wouldn't take anything Lew Rockwell says seriously. He has a strong slanted political agenda he's trying to get across using internet forums.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As Ron Paul has pointed out, Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve are by far the biggest counterfeiters around.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In times of uncertainty it is easy to complain and rail against something. Today it is the Federal Reserve and the dollar.
While there are some good points to argue such as uncontrolled spending and growing debt the root of the problem is not the Federal Reserve.
Only foolish people think the larger problem would be solved by getting rid of the Federal Reserve or a adopting the gold standard.
The government has found ways to do the same things prior to the Federal Reserve.
"The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled." -Cicero. 106-43 B.C.
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