NY Attorney General halts sales of silver-plated WTC "coins"

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...s/attacks_coin
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Only temporary for now, but it's a step in the right direction.
Tom DeLorey

Tom DeLorey wrote:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...s/attacks_coin
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Only temporary for now, but it's a step in the right direction.
Tom DeLorey

And what direction would that be? I don't know what you mean by "the right direction."

JAM

"J. A. M." wrote:

Tom DeLorey wrote:


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...9&e=2&u=/ap/20
041013/ap_on_re_us/attacks_coin
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Only temporary for now, but it's a step in the right direction.
Tom DeLorey

And what direction would that be? I don't know what you mean by "the right
direction."

Buy a clue.


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When bidding online always sit on your helmet
Just say NO to counterfeits

The ads clearly stated that this was plated in silver and issued by CNMI. End
of story. Thanks to the AG of NYS someone like me who likes novelty medallic
pieces such as this can no longer buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

"MWelbornjr" wrote in message
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The ads clearly stated that this was plated in silver and issued by CNMI.
End
of story. Thanks to the AG of NYS someone like me who likes novelty
medallic
pieces such as this can no longer buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

I doubt you'll have trouble obtaining any of this type thing that is offered
in the future. And I'll bet if you call that toll-free number and request
the privilege of ordering more than their five-coin limit, you'll be able to
hear the sound of their arm twisting over the phone and a special exemption
will be bestowed upon you. But if you wait too long and miss out on the
pre-release discounts, you'll have to order them at full price, if you can
find the mystery place where NCM offers them at full price after the
discount period expires.

Nothing wrong with collecting these things, if that's what interests you.
Too bad they aren't simply advertised as what they are, minus the clever
verbiage designed to sucker in the numismatically ignorant.

Bruce

wrote:

The ads clearly stated that this was plated in silver and issued by CNMI.
End
of story. Thanks to the AG of NYS someone like me who likes novelty medallic
pieces such as this can no longer buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, but the National Collectors Mint doesn't state anything clearly.
Everything they do is deliberately deceptive.


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Phil DeMayo - always here for my fellow Stooge
When bidding online always sit on your helmet
Just say NO to counterfeits

On 16 Oct 2004 20:55:00 GMT, ulsion (Phil DeMayo)
wrote:

wrote:

The ads clearly stated that this was plated in silver and issued by CNMI.
End
of story. Thanks to the AG of NYS someone like me who likes novelty medallic
pieces such as this can no longer buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, but the National Collectors Mint doesn't state anything clearly.
Everything they do is deliberately deceptive.


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Phil DeMayo - always here for my fellow Stooge
When bidding online always sit on your helmet
Just say NO to counterfeits

They continue to advertise them on TV as of today...

Sanford

Sorry, but the National Collectors Mint doesn't state anything clearly.
Everything they do is deliberately deceptive.


I agree. But the quality of their product is good..hence not junk... perhaps a
more educated advertising approach would have helped. And they do offer a pure
silver version of this medal.

(Sanford) wrote:

They continue to advertise them on TV as of today...

I know...saw it myself. However, the following is posted on their homepage:

"WE ARE TEMPORARILY PROHIBITED BY A COURT ORDER FROM ACCEPTING ANY ORDERS FOR
THE '2004 FREEDOM TOWER SILVER DOLLAR'."








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Phil DeMayo - always here for my fellow Stooge
When bidding online always sit on your helmet
Just say NO to counterfeits

(MWelbornjr) wrote:

I agree. But the quality of their product is good..hence not junk...

Regardless of the design it's still a mystery metal token with an extremely
thin silver coating offered for 20 bucks in an attempt to capitalize on a
national tragedy....it's junk.

And they do offer a pure silver version.....

I saw no such "version".
Is it pure "twin towers" silver?
What are they charging for that?

I imagine pure silver versions would quickly eat up their limited supply of
this very "special" silver with each, perhaps, preventing the minting of 100 or
more of the $20 versions.

....of this medal.

"Medal"....what a warm and fuzzy word (like trying to pass off counterfeits as
replicas). Unfortunately they are marketing it as a "coin".



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Phil DeMayo - always here for my fellow Stooge
When bidding online always sit on your helmet
Just say NO to counterfeits