Requiring Gold Coin, Gold Bullion and Gold Certificates to Be Delivered to the Government
Executive Order 6102 was an executive order signed on April 5, 1933, by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States, 1933 ‐ 1945) that prohibited “the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States.”
References:
- Full text of Executive Order 6102. The American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara.
- Article on Executive Order 6102. Wikipedia.
- Article on the Government Confiscation of Gold: Understanding the Facts. United States Gold Bureau.