Government Is Sued Over Seizure of Liberty Dollars - The New York Sun

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Government Is Sued Over Seizure of Liberty Dollars - The New York Sun

Jun 20

The federal government’s attempt to stop a group of gold-standard activists from minting an alternative to the greenback is about to face its first legal test.

A dozen people around the country filed suit in U.S. District Court in Idaho this week demanding the return of all the copper, silver, gold, and platinum coins — more than seven tons of metal in all — that the FBI and Secret Service seized in November during raids of a mint in Idaho and a strip mall storefront in Indiana.

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