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keh10
03-03-2010, 04:18 PM
A currency we can all believe in ;)

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Obama-Quarters-Loose-Change-85821077.html
tmosley
03-03-2010, 04:37 PM
Wait, wait, it said these are gold plated. If that is the case, then they have SOME actual value.

We need to get one of these assayed and see how much gold there is. There will come a point where the currency is so devalued that the gold plating will be worth far more than the coin itself.
DamianTV
03-03-2010, 06:42 PM
Im pretty sure there is a treasury regulation that says you cant put a currently living person on a coin or a bill.
keh10
03-03-2010, 07:08 PM
Im pretty sure there is a treasury regulation that says you cant put a currently living person on a coin or a bill.

Surely they can make an exception for the winner of the Nobel peace prize.
tmosley
03-03-2010, 07:36 PM
After watching the video, it looks like these were made by some random person, and they are just regular quarters that have been gold plated and printed on. You can see the imprint of George under the Obama paint.
keh10
03-03-2010, 09:11 PM
Yeah, it says that the US mint didn't make them. I just thought it was funny.
psi2941
03-03-2010, 09:25 PM
Wait, wait, it said these are gold plated. If that is the case, then they have SOME actual value.

We need to get one of these assayed and see how much gold there is. There will come a point where the currency is so devalued that the gold plating will be worth far more than the coin itself.

they probably meant gold colored plated
TonySutton
03-03-2010, 09:34 PM
Ok here it is, I am lmao as I type. Folks paid $10 for these things.

https://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/obama_gold_cn_ontv.html

The sad part is the economy is so bad they need to spend them to feed their families.