I've had several dozen of these (stamp and other vending machines provided them as change here in NYC), and kept only one. They're horrible. Sure, they look like gold when you get them but they oxidize quickly when handled and look worse than old pennies.
Serves the mint right for trying to pass what clearly is a slap in the face of anyone who remembers that the US currency was at one time tethered to actual gold. ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\ \|/ :aren't security. A |share them, you don't hang them on your/\|/\ <--*-->:camera won't stop a |monitor, or under your keyboard, you \/|\/ /|\ :masked killer, but |don't email them, or put them on a web \|/ + v + :will violate privacy|site, and you must change them very often. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunder.net ------------ On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Steve Furlong wrote: > "Trei, Peter" wrote: > > <<US don't want dollar coins>> > > > Just about a > > year ago, they tried again, with the 'Sacagawea' or 'Golden Dollar'. > > This is a very handsome coin, gold in color, but it was the same size > > as a SBA dollar (to fit the machines). You can still confuse it with a > > quarter in your pocket or in the dark. It's been months since I've seen > > one. > > I've seen exactly two Sac coins, both right after they were introduced. > I gave one to my son to save and one to an amateur collector.
