Comments on: U.S. Mint: Hey, Those Aren’t Our Obama Commemorative Coins http://foolocracy.com/2008/12/us-mint-hey-those-arent-our-obama-commemorative-coins/ Government by fools, silliness and unintelligent people Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Coin Update http://foolocracy.com/2008/12/us-mint-hey-those-arent-our-obama-commemorative-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Coin Update Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:19:37 +0000 http://foolocracy.com/?p=1690#comment-1476 As a coin collector, I cringe every time I see one of these things. It seems like every time a coins gets widely promoted to the public, its some sort of sham. As a coin collector, I cringe every time I see one of these things. It seems like every time a coins gets widely promoted to the public, its some sort of sham.

]]> By: jaysays http://foolocracy.com/2008/12/us-mint-hey-those-arent-our-obama-commemorative-coins/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 jaysays Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:02:31 +0000 http://foolocracy.com/?p=1690#comment-1473 I'm surprised they haven't said something sooner with regard to all the other "US Mint Commemorative Coins" issued over the years by these companies... Personally, I think the whole colorized side is hideously cheap looking - but what a money maker. Buy a U.S. coin for a dollar - stick a decal on it - sell it for $19.99 plus shipping and handling. I’m surprised they haven’t said something sooner with regard to all the other “US Mint Commemorative Coins” issued over the years by these companies…

Personally, I think the whole colorized side is hideously cheap looking – but what a money maker. Buy a U.S. coin for a dollar – stick a decal on it – sell it for $19.99 plus shipping and handling.

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