Coins are back! Coins are back!
Apr 1, 2012 | 9:05 am
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Coins are back! Coins are back!
From the Times (Bolding Mine):
Guys, a 0.5% fee?! That's way under what most credit card rewards are worth. Call your UPS guy, we're back in business!
Read the whole article here.
Mike
US Mint is taking another shot at getting the unpopular coins into circulation. After a successful campaign in 2009, during which over $2 billion of coins were sold, the mint backtracked on a plan to ship coins at face value.
According to Spokesperson Michael White, "The US Mint has determined that The Presidential $1 Coin Act requires that we continue to make the coins available at face value and put forth a "best efforts attempt" to distribute them. Nevertheless, we are aware that there are those who have purchased the coins without any intent to spend them. Thus, we are establishing a 0.5% fee to purchase coins with credit cards. We regret the inconvenience caused by a few customers."
According to Spokesperson Michael White, "The US Mint has determined that The Presidential $1 Coin Act requires that we continue to make the coins available at face value and put forth a "best efforts attempt" to distribute them. Nevertheless, we are aware that there are those who have purchased the coins without any intent to spend them. Thus, we are establishing a 0.5% fee to purchase coins with credit cards. We regret the inconvenience caused by a few customers."
Read the whole article here.
Mike
Apr 1, 2012 | 9:10 am
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Clever man you. 
Apr 1, 2012 | 9:56 am
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Haha, this is the second one I fell for today.
Apr 1, 2012 | 10:31 am
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man stop this lame BS
Apr 1, 2012 | 10:21 pm
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Nice Joke!