[MeganC]

There is not a small amount of irony on this thread, if it is true . . . FReepers advocating stealing from the government.

You're making the unfounded assertion that this cache of coins are the same coins that were stolen from the US Mint in 1900. Logically, the US Mint in 1900 would have had no practicable reason to be in possession of coins any older than 1899. Therefore this is a private stash of coins and not a government stash.

The burden of proof then falls on the government to prove that a crime has been committed and that these exact coins are the exact same coins that were allegedly stolen in 1900.

So what identifying characteristics prove beyond any reasonable doubt that these are the exact coins in question? Hmmm?

Because from where I sit it sure smells like some thief with a (D) after their name came up with a way to steal under the color of authority.

[1rudeboy]

You're making the unfounded assertion . . . .

I specifically direct you to the words, "if it is true."

[Vermont Lt]

<> Yes, that is EXACTLY what I am saying. And I would do it without losing a second's worth of sleep.