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dont play that poor trick to authoritarian government, someone did, and most of them dead.

Well every purchase of physical gold ( bullions ) and silver is registrated. The only chance to get by this is to smuggle gold coins from switzerland Canada etc. Thus Mr. treasury sec knows you have gold.

in 1949, even your children maybe tell the party you hide gold in back yard.

and someone just dont have time to buy ticket to abroad. and like my family just cant back south korea, they can shot you by you look like a spy.

my grandfather spent 8 years in prison in 1960-70s. because they thought he maybe a japanese spy, he speak perfect well japanese like native, even better than chinese and korean, althought he almost lost his life in resistance guerrilla.

and, if you cant trade your gold, why you hold gold?

if you dont give up your gold, they will give you a bullet and find your gold themself...

or like china, you must sell your gold to government, private trade is illegal. but not like 1949, they dont give you a bullet, just take gold and send you in prison.

oh, forgive me, in 1960-70s they dont even give you a bullet for free, your family have to buy it for five cents RMB.

cat..thanks for sharing....