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A comment on India's Misguided War on Cash. Parent comment

Re:India's Misguided War on Cash by lostboys67 on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @09:58AM (#13014532)
Quiet a lot of Europeans buy cars in cash why not ban private ownership of gold and silver coins while your at it as well.
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Re:India's Misguided War on Cash by shiven on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @01:11PM (#13016060)
You mean like this?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_double_eagle

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Re:India's Misguided War on Cash by mullen on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @04:44PM (#13017941)
Poor example. The government produced a coin and then ordered all of them melted down but 2. When 20 showed up, it is clear they were stolen and the government claimed their property. As a tax payer, I think this is a good idea.
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