A message that I got from a fellow Lions Club member regarding excessively rare coins...

Longacre

I belong to the Lions Club in my town. Now your very own Longacre will turn the big 4-0 next month, but I am considered the "kid" in the local group, and when I joined, I lowered the average age of the members to approximately 85. Regardless, it is nice to do good deeds for the town, and we raise a fair bit of money for the underprivileged in my town (mainly the ones that can only afford the BMW 3-series cars, rather than the 5-series).

I just received the following email from one of the members (age is approximately 75). I truly think the apocalypse is upon us. What do you think? The email was entitled, "It Has Begun!"

Here it is:

"My son Nick has checked this out on the Internet (It's his profession) and the statement "In God we Trust" does in fact appear on the coin; it's on the edge. He believes that it'll be changed and those coins will become collector coins.
I feel it is still inappropriate to hide the statement.

George [edited for security purposes]"



Next message, which was attached/forwarded:

"It has begun...Refuse
>the new coins!

>
True Americans
> will refuse these
>

> It has begun...Refuse
>new coins!
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> REFUSE NEW
> COINS
This simple
> action will make a strong statement.

>
>Please help do this.. Refuse to accept these when they are handed to
> you.

>
I
> received one from the Post Office as change and I
> asked for a dollar bill instead.

>
The
> lady just smiled and said 'way to go' , so she had
> read this e -mail.

>
Please
> help out..our world is in enough trouble without
> this too!!!!!

>

>
>
>
> U.SGovernment
> to Release New Dollar Coins
>
>
>You guessed it
>'IN GOD WE TRUST' IS GONE!!!
>If ever there was a
> reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!!
>
>DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW
> DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE
>
>Together we can force
> them out of circulation..

>

>Please
> send to all on your mailing list!!! "

tjkillian

I've seen that hoax email too, it is just for the folks who like to spread rumors.

cmerlo1

More internet-fueled nonsense...

ColonialCoinUnion

This is exactly the sort of email my mother in law sends me (as well as ones that tell you to beware of your Hamilton-Beach blender as it can burst into flames while you are making a sauce).

Dentuck

Perhaps in an effort to stop the aging process, George has stuck himself permanently in the year 2008. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was moved to the coin's obverse in 2009!

ricko

What a bunch of nonsense. First, because it is a hoax, second because only fanatics really care. I agree with Teddy Roosevelt - it has no business on money. This is just to stir up a bunch of emotion. Cheers, RickO

nankraut

<< <i>This is exactly the sort of email my mother in law sends me (as well as ones that tell you to beware of your Hamilton-Beach blender as it can burst into flames while you are making a sauce). >>



Well.....it probably will, if you try to whip hot Mexican Picante sauce!!

Elcontador

I prefer the stuff about reptilian space aliens and chupacabras, myself.

relicsncoins

<< <i>This is exactly the sort of email my mother in law sends me (as well as ones that tell you to beware of your Hamilton-Beach blender as it can burst into flames while you are making a sauce). >>



I have one of those too. Anytime I get an email from her that the title starts as FWD..........., it's gone before opening it.

AMRC

Stating these dollars are in circulation pretty much means you only get to the Post Office.

19Lyds

Your fellow club members ARE old since this crap came out originally in about March of 2007!

Mowgli

I don't know how to post a link but snopes.com not only shows it is false, there are pictures of the "in God we trust" on the edge of the coins.

ChrisRx

I know what kind of people believe this...