<P> A year earlier , in 1933 , Executive Order 6102 had made it a criminal offense for U.S. citizens to own or trade gold anywhere in the world , with exceptions for some jewelry and collector 's coins . These prohibitions were relaxed starting in 1964 -- gold certificates were again allowed for private investors on April 24 , 1964 , although the obligation to pay the certificate holder on demand in gold specie would not be honored . By 1975 Americans could again freely own and trade gold . </P>
<P> A year earlier , in 1933 , Executive Order 6102 had made it a criminal offense for U.S. citizens to own or trade gold anywhere in the world , with exceptions for some jewelry and collector 's coins . These prohibitions were relaxed starting in 1964 -- gold certificates were again allowed for private investors on April 24 , 1964 , although the obligation to pay the certificate holder on demand in gold specie would not be honored . By 1975 Americans could again freely own and trade gold . </P>
when did it become legal to own gold again
when did it become legal to own gold again
By 1975
By 1975