[drypowder]

That's my point. Remember the guy, I think he was in Nevada, a year or so ago who discovered a stash of un-circulated silver dollars minted in the 1800’s that belonged to one of his deceased family member? If I recall correctly, it was worth $400,000 to $500,000 and the government took it all and paid the man ZERO!

[bkopto]

Wow. Is that true? Do you have a link for that story?

[XRdsRev]

No it was one coin. Unissued and originally stolen from the mint. That is why the Federal government claimed it. It was stolen property from a run of coins that the government never put into circulation.