93 years ago today — May 1, 1933 — Americans were required to surrender all gold coins, bullion, and gold certificates to the Federal Reserve under penalty of $10,000 fine (roughly 10 years’ wages at the time), 10 years in prison, or both.
Nine months later, President Roosevelt
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| May 3 · 05:00 | 13 | 257 | 63 | +80 45.3K |
| May 3 · 01:00 | 13 | 257 | 63 | +48 45.2K |
| May 3 · 00:00 | 13 | +1 257 | +1 63 | +543 45.1K |
| May 2 · 14:00 | +2 13 | +8 256 | +3 62 | +3.0K 44.6K |
| May 2 · 06:00 | +3 11 | +93 248 | +25 59 | +14.3K 41.6K |
| May 1 · 23:00 | +1 8 | +13 155 | +3 34 | +1.7K 27.3K |
| May 1 · 22:00 | +7 7 | +142 142 | +31 31 | +25.6K 25.6K |
| May 1 · 11:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |