Talk:National Collector's Mint
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[edit] New 9/11 Exploitation Coin
They've got a new one, and it sets the old one to shame in way of tackiness and disgusting exploitation.
http://www.nationalcollectorsmint.com/category_landing.jsp?path=-1&id=4688&promotion=web-wtc&ext=y
A pop-up coin. Put the towers up and knock 'em back down. Real classy.
That ad has all the BS of their ads prior to Eliot Spitzer's clampdown on them only now they're no longer claiming it to be legal tender of any sort. I think that more than anything is what drove Spitzer to make an example out of them and shut them down. Their site was down for months and I think they've discontinued or modified the most ecgregious advertising of product lines, like the Puerto Rico "51st State" Quarter(!), now they're "tributes". Also they've stopped giving the precious metal content in the obscure measurement of "mils" as they used to and now just admit there's only 12 mg each of actual gold and silver on that lame, exploitative proof (that's only 1/2600th of a troy ounce, just in case you're wondering, basically electroplated!).
As they are now, they're just a horribly overpriced rip-off shop trying to cash in on every memorial and sentimental thing going.
[edit] 5 4 oz. state silver?? quarters dated 1999.
Are these quarters silver/ sterling? or .999? Any help would be appreciated. How can I confirm that they are silver if indeed they are silver and not just clad. Thank you very much for your response. Mike —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.8.141.131 (talk) 04:02, 2 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Why are we protecting a horrendous company
Why have all reverences to the unethical practices of this business been removed. I work as a coin dealer and I have to be the one to tell the customer that this company has conned them. Last year I added several of their products to the listing. Unfortunately no reference to questionable business practices remains. We would not remove a discussion of Exxon Valdez from Exxon listing, why would we remove references to painted crap and copies of famous coins sold for insane prices from this one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quinzy (talk • contribs) 19:59, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
- I would have no qualms about removing what basically amounts to advertising the coins the company has issued because they are neither important in the world of collecting, nor should such ads be there. I restored a large amount of the article after someone I assume from the company at some level edited out everything negative on this article and on the Avram Freedberg page. As far as references to its unethical practices, Wikipedia isn't the Better Business Bureau or resellerratings.com. If you know of some that can be backed up by articles in respectable publications, by all means add them. Otherwise, the article isn't the place to spread hearsay from individuals. Talshiarr (talk) 13:51, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Please don't remove legit news articles and other factual information
This is the second time that someone, presumably from the company although it's impossible to be sure, has removed all source links and much specific information about the company, and turned the article into a giant advertisement. If that person or persons read this, please explain why you think those articles should not be referenced and please refrain from pasting in all sorts of company spiel from their website as was done in this latest revision. Talshiarr (talk) 00:43, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
