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When is coin "news" not news?

Answer... when you're the leading tabloid rag in my ol' hometown and you print a 7-month-old story with 7-month-old quotes as if it's breaking news.

https://nypost.com/2024/11/04/lifestyle/familys-100-year-old-gold-coin-collection-worth-millions-more-than-they-thought/

"Brother, can you spare a dime?" (Especially a 1975 no S proof?)

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  • P0CKETCHANGEP0CKETCHANGE Posts: 2,560 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Any numismatic news that makes it into a mainstream publication is a win for the hobby.

    Nothing is as expensive as free money.

  • I feel like coin news can never be actual news, unless it's a crime.

    The substantial truth doctrine is an important defense in defamation law that allows individuals to avoid liability if the gist of their statement was true.

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 5, 2024 2:59PM

    The New York Post is not a leading tabloid rag. They publish stories no other media outlet will report. Whether it's today's news or 7 months ago, it's still news. They never claimed it was breaking news. It's just a human interest story, it's not that critical. I agree with @P0CKETCHANGE

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • jacrispiesjacrispies Posts: 923 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "The collection, currently held at an unidentified Philadelphia bank vault"

    They are actually being sold at Stack's Bowers November Showcase auction.
    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1DXCRW/1863-gold-dollar-ms-68-pcgs-cac

    "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" Matthew 6:33. Young fellow suffering from Bust Half fever.
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  • CregCreg Posts: 471 ✭✭✭✭

    Kinda like, now?

  • DocBenjaminDocBenjamin Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good reed

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