consumerist.com - 2/16/2009
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You may have seen the commercial where Montel Williams hawks some goofy collectible coins with President Obama's face IN FULL COLOR OMG. If you were planning on ordering some, though, watch this...
katu.com - 2/14/2009
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Obama coins are (gasp!) a rip-off
BloggingStocks —
... But the company selling these, the US Coin Network, is now coming under fire for using standard currency and stickers to create these limited-edition trinkets. The site indicates that, yes, the Obama coins are created using nothing but regular-old coins -- a Washington Dollar, a Kennedy Half Dollar, an Illinois Quarter and a Hawaii Quarter. But evidently the TV commercial isn't quite as forthcoming. ...
Obama coins are (gasp!) a rip-off
BloggingStocks —
... But the company selling these, the US Coin Network, is now coming under fire for using standard currency and stickers to create these limited-edition trinkets. The site indicates that, yes, the Obama coins are created using nothing but regular-old coins -- a Washington Dollar, a Kennedy Half Dollar, an Illinois Quarter and a Hawaii Quarter. But evidently the TV commercial isn't quite as forthcoming. ...
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