Did Roosevelt confiscate all gold?

While there were some exemptions for rare and unusual coins, Executive Order called for the liquidation of all gold assets by citizens of the United States under penalty of law. Trade in your gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates for cash to the Federal Reserve by May 1, 1933, was punishable by fine up to $10,000 ($~200,000 today) and/or ten years in prison.

 

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