At the U.S. Mint, even a 94-year-old woman is not to be trusted

JBN

A nice read in today's paper.

SF Chronicle Article

Some of you may appreciate the calculation of mint markups for commems.

TopographicOceans

So I wonder how much she got away with?

COINS MAKE CENTS

13000 percent markup wow! And I have customers who get mad when I make 5 percent on a coin

jwitten

Originally posted by: COINS MAKE CENTS
13000 percent markup wow! And I have customers who get mad when I make 5 percent on a coin

Where'd you come up with that figure?

Walkerfan

I enjoyed reading that story.



Made me smile.

mariner67

Originally posted by: jwitten

Originally posted by: COINS MAKE CENTS
13000 percent markup wow! And I have customers who get mad when I make 5 percent on a coin

Where'd you come up with that figure?

It is stated as such in the article if you read it!

ricko

Good story... however, it never determined why she was setting off the alarms...

Cheers, RickO

keyman64

Cool read! Many good parts including the part about the snack machines.

WillieBoyd2

I met Betty Soskin, the lady who set off the metal detectors at the mint.

She has become a celebrity as the "oldest park ranger".

She was a ranger at the "Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park" in
Richmond, California, and in 2012 she gave a one hour talk to our group there.

CaptHenway

I had a VIP tour of the Philadelphia Mint floor back in 2009 and the titanium pin in my left leg kept setting off the metal detector, even though the doctor who put it there promised me that it would not set off the metal detectors at airports.

roadrunner

If the USMint was as aggressive with all their employees as they were in searching this 94 year old park ranger, maybe a lot less "error" coinage would make it out of the mint.

johnny9434

i wonder if she qualifies for a "you suck award" ? just wondering