[1rudeboy]

Thank you. Finally. I wonder how some of these folks would feel if these coins belonged to them and they were stolen decades ago?

As an aside, please note that all this article really states is that the attorney representing Langbord claims that the Mint cannot "prove" the coins are stolen. Well, that's for the court to decide. The knee-jerk reactions on this thread are astounding.

[SittinYonder]

After a legal battle, the dealer was permitted to sell the coin at auction on the condition he split the proceeds with the Mint.

So if you're a king of Egypt the mint doesn't "seize" the coins, just splits the profits, but if you're an American citizen then those coins belong to the Mint.

The government has already allowed others who have the coins to sell them (including, apparently, her father). What's the difference now?