Friday, November 27, 2009

Alert from Al

In his never-ending quest to help out the Class of '65, Underclassman Al Grundei has sent along this warning for those of you who collect coins.


MINNESOTA QUARTERS ALERT (IMPORTANT)
Hang on to any of the new Minnesota Quarters you may acquire. They may be worth MUCH MORE than 25 cents! The US Mint announced today that it is recalling all of the Minnesota quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each state. This action is being taken after numerous reports that the new quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones or any other coin-operated devices. The problem lies in the unique makeup of the Minnesota quarter, which was designed by a couple of Norwegian specialists, Ole and Lena. Apparently the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together keeps jamming up the machines.

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