Sure, but I can name a guy from that period that keep his wealth in gold, used it to come here and lives well. No single story should ever be held as definitive.
I bet he got out early and quick. So if we are talking number of stories, let me ask how many stories do you think there of people who got out compared to the numbers that didn’t? And how many stories do you think we will never hear of people who traded their gold for a way out and merely ended up with a bullet to the back of the head, because people that arrange such things are such honest people.