Roosevelt’s Executive Order Confiscating Gold

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Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 1933: All persons are required to deliver all gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates to the Federal Reserve Bank.  Criminal penalties for violation: $10,000 fine or 10 years imprisonment, or both.

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