Executive Order 6102 required all persons to deliver on or before May 1, 1933, all but a small amount of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates owned by them to the Federal Reserve. Safe Deposit Boxes were sealed by this order (to aid in the seizure of gold). In light of what Cyprus and New Zealand were considering, we need to revisit history. Having it shoved in a mattress or home safe may be the better idea.