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Coin World article: "Error coinage reported stolen at Denver Mint"

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  • SlickCoinsSlickCoins Posts: 658 ✭✭✭
    edited July 9, 2022 3:03PM

    Yeah very interesting, so until we get the FOIA all new error D coins are suspect, that's awesome πŸ˜‚
    Oh thanks for sharing :)

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,681 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I find this to be potentially quite disturbing.

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  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,426 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Disturbing on several levels. I don't understand why the employee was not terminated immediately.

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  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cameonut said:
    Disturbing on several levels. I don't understand why the employee was not terminated immediately.

    I believe the mint employees are unionized.

    If the employee has a clean disciplinary record, firing someone from a Union shop can be difficult, costly, and time consuming. The Union will likely support their member up to and including legal action. A 2 week suspension is actually pretty harsh (assuming the guy has a good work record).

    Not saying if it's right or wrong, it's just the way it is in manufacturing facilities.

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  • jughead1893jughead1893 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Should have been fired and a police car waiting for him at the door

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SlickCoins said:
    Yeah very interesting, so until we get the FOIA all new error D coins are suspect, that's awesome πŸ˜‚
    Oh thanks for sharing :)

    Until we get the Freedom Of Information Act?

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Normally, theft is a terminable offense, even in unionized organizations. Must be more to the story. Even then, and I agree with @CaptHenway, it is disturbing. Cheers, RickO

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,532 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alpha33 said:
    If the stolen coins were all pennies, that's just $1.85. You can't fire someone over less than two bucks! o:) Jeesh!

    You can fire someone over stealing a 3 cent pencil.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I suspect that the mint categorized the items as worthless scrap, which would affect valuation in terms of theft of something of value. We shall see. Peace Roy

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,155 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very interesting, thanks for posting

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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 11, 2022 10:40AM

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @alpha33 said:
    If the stolen coins were all pennies, that's just $1.85. You can't fire someone over less than two bucks! o:) Jeesh!

    You can fire someone over stealing a 3 cent pencil.

    As a teenager when I worked at the Do Drop Inn hotdog stand at Six Flags they would fire you if they even saw you snitch a Potato Chip!

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