To make the upsale to the overpriced coins, the company preys on people's fears about the economy. Goldline's sales staff suggests numismatic coins were exempt from confiscation in 1933, when Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order making private gold ownership illegal--ergo, when Obama comes for your gold, the government won't be able to take your Swiss francs. It's an utterly ridiculous idea on its face. Nonetheless, Goldline includes in its standard "investor kit" a copy of the 1933 executive order that ended the gold standard in the US. The order exempted certain types of gold from the anti-hoarding provisions, including "gold coins having a recognized special value to collectors of rare and unusual coins." Goldline claims its 20-franc coins and other semi-rare offerings meet this standard.