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2006-01-13

On the Lighter Side

Change that Pays - New Quarter Alert

Hang on to any of the new Newfoundland quarters. If
you have them, they may be worth much more than 25
cents.

The Canadian Mint announced today that it is recalling
all of the Newfoundland quarters that are part of its
program featuring quarters from each province.

"We are recalling all the new Newfoundland quarters
that were recently issued," Canadian Mint Deputy
Minister Jack Shackleford said Monday. "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 quarters were issued in the order in which the
various provinces joined Confederation and have been a
tremendous success among coin collectors worldwide.

"The problem lies in the unique design of the
Newfoundland quarter,which was created by a team of
Newfoundlanders," Shackleford said. "Apparently, the
duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together
keeps jamming up the machines."

Fran Klasinski
KwalityDesigned4Success.

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Posted at 09:35:50 AM | Post Comment | Read Comments (1)

Comment posted by kkylara at 2006-01-18 11:38:32

Thanks for the chuckle...

Fran in Ontario too - Ottawa Valley

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