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chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 05/27/2009 12:53 pm I saw the thread yesterday about the Silver Surfer promo on the US quarter and it was clearly pointed out to the makers of the promo that it was illegal. I saw these on ebay and went to the Merrick Mint site and wonder if this would be considered illegal? They state they are approved NHL items and they do MLB Baseball and many others too. http://merrickmint.com/nhlcoustquca.html Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/27/2009 1:45 pm Hmmm, I would think that crosses the line of commercialization/advertising and therefore would not be legal. Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 05/27/2009 2:08 pm A few years back I bought some "Baseball card packs" that came with a "colorized" State Quarter. It had, for example, Roger Clemons, Derick Jeter, etc. etc. "colorized" on one side. Sy Young award winners were "honored" as well.... I've since given all of these away to a family member who is a "baseball fan". Of course I told him that the value "numismatically" would be only face value .......he didn't care. Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 05/27/2009 2:18 pm Isn't this a nice "legal tender" bill? Sheesh. They're doing stuff to more than quarters! Report this Post to the Staff
cownas22 Pillar of the Community United States 1055 Posts	Posted 05/27/2009 4:36 pm Whew! I sure am glad my Obama "Legal Tender" 2 Dollar Bill comes with a certificate of authanticity, It will come in handy when I try to spend it! Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 05/28/2009 10:59 am I understand the "mania"......but it's just a tad premature after barely only 100 days in office to be putting him in with our most accomplished founding fathers.........coins, paper funny money.....etc. etc. "Legal" or otherwise.......it's just too much ! In 2012 will Mitt Romney be "honored" like this ? .......he'd be the first "Mormon" in office ! ..... I remember some Democrats were irritated that there was a "program" to inspect the granite and see if they could put Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore. There was talk of putting him on the Dime and replacing Roosevelt.....Nancy Reagan balked at that and adamantly said that the former President would NOT want that at all. So, he basically just got the airport named after him and a Naval Aircraft Carrier. And naysayers and detractors and "revisionists" will, can, and do try to "diminish" his legacy and importance. But that's expected. But you know, it's just really depressing and annoying when fellow "Capitolists" use a "mania" for their personal financial gain in the " Coin World" to "sell things while they're hot", when "the thing" they're selling is not even considered an acceptable collectible product by those in the very hobby that they are intruding into ! So, it's largely rejected by true numismatists, but sold like "hotcakes" to the unsuspecting public for financial gain, and in the end, that "public" is left with something that is either "worthless" or worth nothing more than "facevalue"....... So, all of this just makes me ill ! ....... Edited by eaglefoot 05/28/2009 11:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/28/2009 5:12 pm Quote: I saw these on ebay and went to the Merrick Mint site and wonder if this would be considered illegal? Only if you were to put them back in circulation. As long as you aren't trying to circulate them they are perfectly legal. The paper money with Obama on them on the other hand, would possibly be legal to circulate. Report this Post to the Staff
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