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by dragontamer 4147 days ago
Harder, or easier? It was straight up illegal to own more than 5-ounces of Gold between 1933 and 1971 in the US.
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Well, easier than that. But after 1971, you could go to a coin dealer, hand them cash, get gold, and I'm pretty sure they didn't report your name to the authorities.