Wednesday, April 6, 2016

This Week in History: In 1933 on This Week, It Became Illegal for Americans to Hold Gold

This is the statement issued by the Treasury Department on April 5, 1933:




It wasn't until December 31, 1974, when President Gerald Ford issued Executive Order 11825 that it was again legal for Americans to own gold.

  -RW

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