[Sherman Logan]

In an interview, Ms. Frankel called Mr. Berke’s success in persuading the judge to shift the burden of proof onto the government in the case “quite an amazing accomplishment” that forces the government “to prove a negative — that the coins could not have gotten out legally.”

Uhh, I thought that was the way things were supposed to work.

"No person shall be ... deprived of ... property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

[1rudeboy]

It's not your property if you don't have title to it. And the title to an item that was stolen (if that's what happened) does not magically transfer itself to you just because a lot of time has passed.