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There has been a recall on West Virginia quarters. [message #17940]

Thu, 27 November 2003 00:19

E.J.

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Location: U.S.
Registered: August 2003
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Hang on to any of the new West Virginia quarters if you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The US Treasury announced it is recalling all of the West Virginia quarters that arepart of its program featuring quarters from each state. The quarters are being issued in the order in which the various states joined the US.

"We are recalling all the new West Virginia quarters that were recently issued," Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Wednesday. "This action is being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, or other coin- operated devices."

"The problem lies in a design flaw," Shackleford said. The winning design was submitted by a Marshall University student.

"Apparently," Shackleford said, "the duct tape holding the two dimes and nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

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		There has been a recall on West Virginia quarters. By: E.J. on Thu, 27 November 2003 00:19
		This is a joke, right? By: lenny on Thu, 27 November 2003 07:18
		Re: This is a joke, right? By: marc on Thu, 27 November 2003 10:24
		Re: There has been a recall on West Virginia quarters. By: dartagnon on Thu, 27 November 2003 13:27
		My parents are form West Virginia By: e on Fri, 28 November 2003 09:51

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