Shameless
I just saw this commercial for a 9/11 commemorative coin, and I almost fell off the bed.
"WASHINGTON, D.C. Corp. ID Center, Thursday, 8:55 AM - Today history is being made! For the first time ever, a legally authorized government issue silver dollar has been struck to commemorate the World Trade Center and the new Freedom Tower being erected in its place. It's the U.S. territorial minting of the 2004 "Freedom Tower" Silver Dollar from CNMI. Most importantly, each coin has been created using .999 Pure Silver recovered from Ground Zero!
No, this is not a misprint. The silver used in each gleaming dollar coin is from Ground Zero! You see, when the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, a bank vault full of .999 Pure Silver bars was buried under hundreds of tons of debris. After months of salvage work, many of the bars were found. Now, the same silver that was reclaimed from the destruction has been used to create the magnificent 2004 “FreedomTower” Silver Dollar."
They must have repeated the phrase "made with silver from Ground Zero" at least 10 times in the commercial. I guess all this shouldn't be surprising, given that the website has an endorsement from Barry Goldwater, Jr.
National Collector's Mint
8 Slater Street
Port Chester, New York 10573
Phone: 800.452.4381
Customer Service (the only email they provide): cs@ncmintonline.com
"WASHINGTON, D.C. Corp. ID Center, Thursday, 8:55 AM - Today history is being made! For the first time ever, a legally authorized government issue silver dollar has been struck to commemorate the World Trade Center and the new Freedom Tower being erected in its place. It's the U.S. territorial minting of the 2004 "Freedom Tower" Silver Dollar from CNMI. Most importantly, each coin has been created using .999 Pure Silver recovered from Ground Zero!
No, this is not a misprint. The silver used in each gleaming dollar coin is from Ground Zero! You see, when the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, a bank vault full of .999 Pure Silver bars was buried under hundreds of tons of debris. After months of salvage work, many of the bars were found. Now, the same silver that was reclaimed from the destruction has been used to create the magnificent 2004 “FreedomTower” Silver Dollar."
They must have repeated the phrase "made with silver from Ground Zero" at least 10 times in the commercial. I guess all this shouldn't be surprising, given that the website has an endorsement from Barry Goldwater, Jr.
National Collector's Mint
8 Slater Street
Port Chester, New York 10573
Phone: 800.452.4381
Customer Service (the only email they provide): cs@ncmintonline.com