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Return of the Fake WTC Coin
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Jen Chung
Published Aug 8, 2006
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Gothamist was happily in the middle of watching four hours of The Dog Whisperer (Will and Jada's dog Luigi hangs out with Cesar and the dogs when the movie stars are out of town!) over the weekend when we saw this horrible ad: The 2001-2006 World Trade Center Gold and Silver Clad Commemorative Coin. Oh, yes, a coin claiming to be mined from silver "found under tons" of Ground Zero debris is being hawked yet once again. Back in 2004, National Collector's Mint marketed a Freedom Tower September 11 coin, which is probably worth something now that the Freedom Tower has been totally redesigned, only for Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to halt the company's actions. While Spitzer's suit didn't dispute the claim of whether or not the silver was from Ground Zero, he was able to fine National Collector's Mint for claiming it was pure silver - when the coin was really just silverplated. The anniversary coin is "silver clad" and features a WTC skyline that pops out - all in all, it's pretty horrifying. Let's hope Spitzer can find something to nail them on this time.
Update: Dan at Uneasy Silence YouTube'd Lewis Black discussing the first WTC coin on the Daily Show back in 2004. Thanks, Dan!
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