The document title is contracts payable in gold
yes correct, was issued the 24th April 1933, just before the Executive Order 6102 of the 1st May of the same year. Was gold considered private property before that.
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I think personal jewelry was an exception for 6102.
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I think personal jewelry was an exception for 6102.
Apparently not only in jewelry. it did permit “customary use in industry, profession, or art” as an exception. Now I understand why people used gold in their mouth.
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that would be an interesting detail to validate
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