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GASPASSERDELUXE

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Re: States Use Gold and Silver for local currency
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2011, 04:02:38 PM »
Or, they could do what FDR did during the depression and make it illegal to own gold. Though with all the gold being sold nowadays it could be rather hard to enforce it.
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tombogan03884

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Re: States Use Gold and Silver for local currency
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2011, 05:50:17 PM »
Quote from: Gaspasserdeluxe on May 30, 2011, 04:02:38 PM
Or, they could do what FDR did during the depression and make it illegal to own gold. Though with all the gold being sold nowadays it could be rather hard to enforce it.

It was illegal to own gold COINS.  Jewelry was a different matter. That's why so many people bought gold jewelry.  ::)
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