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  2. Executive Order 6102 - Wikipedia

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    Executive Order 6102 also led to the extreme rarity of the 1933 Double Eagle gold coin. The order caused all gold coin production to cease and all 1933 minted coins to be destroyed. About 20 such coins were stolen, leading to an outstanding US Secret Service warrant for arrest and confiscation of the coins. [8]

  3. Gold Clause Cases - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] In 1986, the federal government introduced the American Gold Eagle coin series, the first gold money produced by the United States since the Great Depression. These coins are legal tender at their face value but the Mint offers them only as collectibles at their much higher bullion value, not as a form of payment by the government.

  4. Gold Reserve Act - Wikipedia

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    Baltimore & Ohio R. Co., Nortz v. U.S.), the Gold Reserve Act was subject to scrutiny by the United States Supreme Court, which narrowly upheld Roosevelt's gold confiscation policy. The 1962 case United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster concerned the seizure of a 14-pound golden statue of a rooster.

  5. Confederate gold - Wikipedia

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    The gold was temporarily stored at the Iron Bank by William H. Young. On October 11, 1862, General P. G. T. Beauregard was ordered to take the gold from Young's bank in Columbus. Young refused to release it, but was compelled to do so by force. According to Beauregard's biography, "What became of that coin is a mystery." [2]

  6. 1933 double eagle - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, in an attempt to end the 1930s general bank crisis, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102, which provisions included: . Section 2. All persons are hereby required to deliver on or before May 1, 1933, to a Federal Reserve bank or a branch or agency thereof or to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System all gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates ...

  7. 'Pawn Stars:' Why a rare coin worth six figures sold for much ...

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    On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...

  8. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    One Gold Crucifix, based on a traffic stop in which a woman was pulled over, no charges were filed, but this item of jewelry was seized. [8] Another case name was United States v. $35,651.11 in U.S. Currency. [31] The Washington Post analyzed 400 seizures in 17 states that were examples of equitable sharing arrangements. [35]

  9. USPS supervisor admits to stealing over $284K in checks ... - AOL

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    Authorities searched Hayes’ home in December 2024 and said they found multiple gold coins and bills that had been sent by registered mail. Findings included: An 1899 $5 silver certificate.