To me, this is dumb.
When the first 1933 was discovered a few years ago there was a fight and then there was a compromise; the coin would be graded and sold and the government and the owner would split the proceeds. Neither side got all they wanted but neither side had to fight in court about it either.
Now, here is another fight in court which is going to drag on for years and cost a LOT of money.
The simple solution, at lest for me, is to do what was done the first time (since there is a precedent which has been set). Get the coins graded and sell them at a special auction, one each for the next 10 years.
This way, both the government and the family gets some cash and there isn't a lengthy and expensive legal battle.
David
Oh yeah, I would also make it a requirement that whenever one of these coins were sold or otherwise traded hands that the transaction had to be either approved or at least noted by the Treasury. This way there would be a record of where the 11 coins were at all times and who owned them.
Last edited by ctownboy; 09-11-2012 at 02:13 PM.
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