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javasaurus ([personal profile] javasaurus) wrote2007-03-07 03:47 pm

In god we trust? Error in new dollars

Quite a few of the new one-dollar coins are showing up on e-bay for $100 or more. Why? They are missing the "in god we trust" imprint on the edge. The Mint believe about 50,000 such coins made it past the inspectors.

Is this a good time for a "meh"?
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[personal profile] dawntreader 2007-03-07 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
i totally want one because i love collecting weird/rare/odd coins. just for fun. but i'm not paying $100 for $1! that's quite the markup! if i happen stumble across one, i'm keeping it, though!

besides, i always suspect these "accidents" in minting are more "on purposes" anyway just to whip up excitement about collecting coins. it's a pretty tedious and boring hobby if you think about it. i should know!

[identity profile] faireraven.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
DAmn. Now I gotta look at all of my new dollar coins...

I use them for the bus. It's easier than paper.

And I have fifty of them to check now...

Any other little nifty details you can tell? :)

[identity profile] culfinriel.livejournal.com 2007-03-08 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds silly to me.