One day a well-known casino-connected (connected, too ) operator was invited to sleep over in one of the NYC jails... He being Italian, he informed whomever that he needed to have a certain diet in order to keep his fire going. Some of the Italian correction officers were called in to see to this matter. The guest made a phone call for his driver to come down with a few gifts for the Italian guards who made sure eveything went down as "whomever" requested they do. Some of the coins in the driver's pockets (most were $20 gold) were private mint $50 gold. Everything was cleard that it was ok for the guards to accept and keep the coins... no matter what the President of the United States said... Some of those coins remained under kitchen sinks for more than 40 years...

JB