Legal Opinion
United States v. Barnard
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided July 22, 1947No. Civ. 898PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, District Judge.
This action, in the nature of a replevin, was brought by the United States of America to recover from the defendant a $20 Gold Piece of the United States, commonly called a “Double Eagle”, bearing date of the year 1933.
The coin in question was purchased in the year 1944 for $900, by the defendant, a member of the American Numismatic Association, from one Bell, who was also a collector of rare and unusual coins.
The plaintiff contends the coin in dispute was lawfully minted by the United States Mint at Philadelphia, but was never lawfully issued or put in circulation as…
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