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Thread #112910   Message #2394812
Posted By: Skivee
22-Jul-08 - 03:31 AM
Thread Name: BS: An Investent And Momento Of 9/11, Not!
Subject: BS: 9/11 $20 Swindle
These people should be made to wear signs around their necks proclaiming their shame.

You may have seen ads for "commemorative" 9/11 $20 metal bills being sold to remember "all those who died on that tragic day". They are rectangular, about the same size as a dollar bill. On one side, they have a NYC skyline, complete with both WTC towers intact. On the obverse the Statue of Liberty gazes at the rebuilt WTC design.

They are being promo-ed by one of those "We will try to suggest strongly that we have something to do with the US Mint, or that our coins have great collector value, but not really" companies.
They make a deal about how they were going to sell at $40.00 per, but for a limited time, they will sell them to lucky customers for the face value of $20. They are redeemable for "coin of the realm".

The implication is that they won't be making any money on the deal.
FYI, the realm that they would be redeemed in is Liberia, where they were struck. The current Liberian to US Dollar exchange rate is below:
20.00 LRD = 0.316706 USD
So each of these beautiful noncirculating works of art will devalue your $20 down to 32 cents.
Their $19.68 gross doesn't include shipping.
Now if we could only get this wonderful art rendered on black velvet.
I could go on about how this brings tacky commercialism to a new low, but If you still think that this is a good deal, drop me a line. I've got an incredible Ponzi scheme to interest you in.
Reprehensible
Edited to add: The dollar bill sized plastic display case is available for about $9.50 (the type was small; I couldn't be sure of the exact amount.)