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weresteveweresteve Posts: 1,224 ✭
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Just look at this wonderful "coin" that popped up on fleabay ....

July 4, 2004 " FREEDOM TOWER " Silver Dollar 9/11 PROOF

All these stupid things should be melted as scrap ...
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,967 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep. It's a Genuine Silver Round and nothing more. It's a shame that people get stuck with this junk, but what can you do?
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • TootawlTootawl Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭
    What ever happened to the law suit about these things?
    PCGS Currency: HOF 2013, Best Low Ball Set 2009-2014, 2016, 2018. Appreciation Award 2015, Best Showcase 2018, Numerous others.
  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Yep. It's a Genuine Silver Round and nothing more. It's a shame that people get stuck with this junk, but what can you do? >>




    I don't think it is even that as he states in the auction that it is "Silver clad base".

    Worth a nickel, in my humble opinion (IMHO).

    Tom
    Tom

  • xbobxbob Posts: 1,979 ✭


    << <i>What ever happened to the law suit about these things? >>



    Tootawl,

    There was a thread about it recently, here's the Link
    -Bob
    collections: Maryland related coins & exonumia, 7070 Type set, and Video Arcade Tokens.
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