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To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:JUDGE DECLARES SWITT FAMILY 1933 DOUBLE EAGLES GOVERNMENT PROPERTY(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n38a07.html)

Judge Legrome D. Davis has confirmed a jury's 2011 decision that the Langbord family's 10 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagles are the property of the government.

On Aug. 29 in Philadelphia's U.S. District Court, Judge Davis ruled in favor of the government, stating that the 10 1933 double eagles were not lawfully removed from the U.S. Mint and that as a matter of law they remain the property of the government regardless of how the coins came into the Langbord family's possession.

The civil trial took place in July 2011 where a jury unanimously found that the government proved its position that the 10 coins should be forfeited by the Langbord family.

Barry H. Berke, the Langbords' lead attorney, has stated that the family plans to appeal the decision. He said that the case raises many legal questions, "including the limits on the government's power to confiscate property."

The coins have been kept at the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Ky., and the government has not yet made a statement about what it will do with the coins. Deputy U.S. Mint Director Richard A. Peterson has stated that the coins will not be melted.

To read the complete article, see:Judge confirms jury decision on 1933 case(www.coinworld.com/articles/judge-confirms-jury-decision-on-1933-case/)