Court Halts Sale of September 11 Coins

crabcake · 10-13-2004, 03:29 PM

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday obtained a court order to temporarily suspend the sale of commemorative Sept. 11 coins heavily advertised as being minted from silver recovered at ground zero.

David had a thread about this once, I believe, but I couldn't find it.

*aps45819* ^(Premo) · 10-13-2004, 03:33 PM

They say it's authorized by the Northern Marianas, not the U.S. govt. Sounds more like the A.G. for NY is up for election.

*jazz lady* ^(Premo) · 10-13-2004, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by crabcake

David had a thread about this once, I believe, but I couldn't find it.

http://forums.somd.com/showthread.php?t=32423

Cletus_Vandam · 10-13-2004, 03:56 PM

The site selling the coins does a lot of great double-talk trying to promote the coin.

The problem I see is that the suit being brought against the coin mfr. says: ... the coin advertised as nearly pure silver is only silver plated...

The site selling the coin says: ...is a silver clad tribute to all who were lost on that fateful day...

How can anyone confuse silver clad for being solid silver?

*2ndAmendment* ^(Premo) · 10-13-2004, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cletus_Vandam

The site selling the coins does a lot of great double-talk trying to promote the coin.

The problem I see is that the suit being brought against the coin mfr. says: ... the coin advertised as nearly pure silver is only silver plated...

The site selling the coin says: ...is a silver clad tribute to all who were lost on that fateful day...

How can anyone confuse silver clad for being solid silver?

Stupidity?

The person who bought Jaquelyn Kennedy's faux pearl necklace for $200,000 (?) was upset they were not real. Duh - faux.

Cletus_Vandam · 10-13-2004, 04:22 PM

Here comes the bad karma...... I can just feel it.

But really this is a legitimate question....

Are the people buying these coins the same people who are buying everything that's for sale on those telemarketing shows... (home shopping club)? You know the ones.... they get on the air and talk about how they bought fifteen of the "whatevers" last week to give to everyone in their bridge or knitting club.....

*2ndAmendment* ^(Premo) · 10-13-2004, 04:29 PM

May well be. Who knows? Some people just throw their money away.

vraiblonde · 10-13-2004, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by crabcake

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday obtained a court order to temporarily suspend the sale of commemorative Sept. 11 coins heavily advertised as being minted from silver recovered at ground zero.

Well, this will make David very happy. He gets cranky everytime he sees that commercial.

Elle · 10-13-2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 2ndAmendment

May well be. Who knows? Some people just throw their money away.

Is that the reason why there is the strict limit of 5 per order

*Pete* ^(Premo) · 10-13-2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Elle

Is that the reason why there is the strict limit of 5 per order

That reminds me, my Elvis Plates from the Franklin Mint have not come in yet.

10-13-2004, 03:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
crabcake ~~~~~~~~~~~ Member Since: Aug 2003 Location: Gettin' my biatch on Posts: 36,741	Court Halts Sale of September 11 Coins New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday obtained a court order to temporarily suspend the sale of commemorative Sept. 11 coins heavily advertised as being minted from silver recovered at ground zero. David had a thread about this once, I believe, but I couldn't find it. __________________ If you can't stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
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aps45819 ^(Premo) Tin Man Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: Highway to Hell Posts: 30,620	They say it's authorized by the Northern Marianas, not the U.S. govt. Sounds more like the A.G. for NY is up for election. __________________ Who is Barry Soetoro and how did he get elected president?
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10-13-2004, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cletus_Vandam Registered User Member Since: May 2004 Location: Maricopa County, AZ Posts: 903	The site selling the coins does a lot of great double-talk trying to promote the coin. The problem I see is that the suit being brought against the coin mfr. says: ... the coin advertised as nearly pure silver is only silver plated... The site selling the coin says: ...is a silver clad tribute to all who were lost on that fateful day... How can anyone confuse silver clad for being solid silver? __________________ Avid practitioner of the ancient martial art: KLIK-PAO. Sheriff Joe RULES!
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10-13-2004, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cletus_Vandam Registered User Member Since: May 2004 Location: Maricopa County, AZ Posts: 903	Here comes the bad karma...... I can just feel it. But really this is a legitimate question.... Are the people buying these coins the same people who are buying everything that's for sale on those telemarketing shows... (home shopping club)? You know the ones.... they get on the air and talk about how they bought fifteen of the "whatevers" last week to give to everyone in their bridge or knitting club..... __________________ Avid practitioner of the ancient martial art: KLIK-PAO. Sheriff Joe RULES!
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10-13-2004, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
2ndAmendment ^(Premo) Just a forgiven sinner Member Since: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,906	May well be. Who knows? Some people just throw their money away. __________________ Three most important documents to me: Bible Marriage license to Sharon. U.S. Constitution
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