MAJOR NEWS FROM THE US MINT!!!!!! PLEASE READ FIRST POST!

Aethelred · March 31, 2004 12:23PM

What do you think of this?

LINK TO STORY

EDITED TO STATE THE FOLLOWING:

I printed a copy of this and took it to the coin shop today. The owner of the shop thought it was very funny and faxed it to a few other dealers. It seems that not all of them understood that this was only an April Fool's joke and have passed it on to other dealers.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT NONE OF THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS ARTICLE ARE TRUE, THIS IS AN APRIL FOOL'S DAY JOKE AND NOTHING MORE! Those who have been quoted here have had no part in this. It was written by me and is entirely my responsibility. The article is hosted on my website and is in no way endorsed by Yahoo or any other outside source.

I apologize to anyone who may have thought the information contained in the article was valid news, IT IS NOT!

The US Mint is not going to re-issue any rare date coins. No 1964 dated Peace Dollars or Franklin Halfs have been found. There is no need to call the US Mint, news organizations or rare coin dealers.

Again I apologize to anyone who took this serious and thank you in advance for your understanding.

LucyBop · March 31, 2004 12:24PM

SLAP!

Blade · March 31, 2004 12:25PM

That is almost too crazy to believe. Could it be a fabricated story?

DHeath · March 31, 2004 12:25PM

It would seem that the article is dated 4/1.

Still a fun read.

1234567890 · March 31, 2004 12:26PM

OMG!

[edit] Douh!! It's an April fools joke!

Blade · March 31, 2004 12:26PM

Just saw the server - you got me!

Dabigkahuna · March 31, 2004 12:26PM

What a Bombshell this is!!!

BurritoGrande · March 31, 2004 12:27PM

Dabigkahuna · March 31, 2004 12:27PM

Dollars · March 31, 2004 12:29PM

We have a chance to own coins that would not have been released otherwise. I think this is a wonderful thing myself. It is only going to happen in our lifetime. Buy one or many and reap the the profits later in life.

Dave

nolimitz · March 31, 2004 12:37PM

You are a lil

well done on the eve of 4-1

BigGreek · March 31, 2004 12:40PM

April Fools!

ElectricEye · March 31, 2004 12:42PM

may yer helmet melt

JohnZ · March 31, 2004 12:45PM

Be afraid, be somwhat afraid.

jhar · March 31, 2004 12:46PM

Does Yahoo Know you Stole their HTML Page???

Naught Naughty!!! ROTFL

raycyca · March 31, 2004 12:46PM

I LOVE IT!!!!

ddink · March 31, 2004 12:48PM

I read one sentence then started looking for evidence the story was a fake =P (actually it was the mention of the 3-legged buffalo which was caused when an old worn die was polished too much--surely they wouldn't have saved an old worn die that was on it's last leg).

http://www.aethelred.net/0027.htm is all it took =D

joecool · March 31, 2004 12:59PM

Very funny....

NYCcollector · March 31, 2004 1:03PM

Brilliant parody! The tone, the concerned dealers, the plausibility of some unissued '64 Frankies sitting around in a vault. . .Thanks!

MFH · March 31, 2004 1:08PM

As I was reading this, not truly believing that the US Mint would authorize the reissuing any dated coin, let alone a rare dated one, I was hoping that they would release the 1964 Peace Dollar minted in Denver as well as the 1964 Franklin Half Dollar.

Well, its the first time I've been had in a very lone time on an April Fool joke .

mrearlygold · March 31, 2004 1:54PM

TP

Kriek · March 31, 2004 2:16PM

LMAO!

famousramos · March 31, 2004 3:42PM

relayer · March 31, 2004 4:55PM

Hall then added "The Mint has had some bad ideas in the past, but never anything this stupid!"

MoneyLA · March 31, 2004 5:10PM

Very well written and thank you for a great laugh.

Of course, the real laugh will come fifty years from now.... when some "numismatic scholar" is doing a google search and comes up with your archived thread and resurrects the story and asks:

"why didnt the coins come to market as promised? was there a secret deal made with pcgs to slab them, or did ngc out-bid pcgs for the rights, and ever since the coins have been tied up in litigation?"

cheers, alan mendelson

tonyhar · March 31, 2004 6:28PM

raycyca · March 31, 2004 8:00PM

I went back to the link to print it but the link is down. Did you take it down? Can you put it back up for another day or two? Thanks! That was a good one. I'm still laughing.

MadMarty · March 31, 2004 8:10PM

AValde · March 31, 2004 8:10PM

I almost died. I think I saw my body while floating above.

razorface1027 · March 31, 2004 8:11PM

What in the HELL are we going to do? Anyone have friends (ex-mercenaries, mob hitmen and the alike) that wouldn't mind taking on a covert operation? This idea is ludicrous

joeyuk · March 31, 2004 8:28PM

I saw this last night and I have to admit I got a rush of anger and disbelief. Very good.

BASEagle · March 31, 2004 8:39PM

You got me - for about 3 seconds. Then I remembered it's April Fools Day.

Mike

nwcs · March 31, 2004 8:43PM

If only it were true, then I could have one too!

razorface1027 · March 31, 2004 8:44PM

Oh cripes, I think my Mrs. is gullible...I guess I should take a long look in the mirror

Cameo CC · March 31, 2004 8:55PM

I like the idea, if the US Mint makes the coins in gold or platinum (a commemorative). If the US Mint tries to re-issue these coins, that is a mistake and wrong.

If not gold or Platinum then a material different from the orignal material.

Todd

LanLord · March 31, 2004 9:37PM

Looks like I'm finally gonna get to punch out the "RARE" cardboard tab on the 1913 hole in my old Whitman folder. I should get a chance to fill my 1895 hole in the Morgan set. Any chance I can get a Brashers Dabloon too?

mrearlygold · March 31, 2004 10:27PM

Any chance I can get a Brashers Dabloon too? >>

How many do you want? What grade? Which service or does it matter?

They're going quick so you better hurry!

Rgrds
TP

Julian · March 31, 2004 10:32PM

This is clearly an April Fool's Joke.

mrearlygold · March 31, 2004 10:34PM

<< <i>This is clearly an April Fool's Joke. >>

No it's not! It's not!

TP

Steve355 · March 31, 2004 10:59PM

Was it ghost written by Sidd Finch ??

Steve

ss350camaro · March 31, 2004 11:01PM

BRAVO Aethelred

Great April fools joke !!!

BASEagle · March 31, 2004 11:17PM

This is great - reading the replies from people who are genuinely upset and don't realize it's an April Fools joke.

Mike

agentjim007 · March 31, 2004 11:18PM

I HOPE THEY DO IT

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

WACoinGuy · March 31, 2004 11:34PM

Of course if it were true, imagine what it would do for coins that are already slabbed. The only way you could be sure one of these coins was genuine was if it were in an older holder.