It looks like the U.S. Mint has struck again – or not struck again, depending on how you look at it.
New dollar coins featuring John Adams and emanating from Philadelphia are missing edge inscriptions including “In God We Trust,” according to the Associated Press. The Professional Coin Grading Service, a rare coin authentication company based in Newport Beach, California is saying people have found hundreds of Adams dollar coins without the edge lettering, repeating a previous mistake.
This is the second such incident in recent months. In March, an unknown number of George Washington dollar coins (which were also made at the Philadelphia Mint) were struck without “In God We Trust.” A spokeswoman for the U.S. Mint said the agency is looking into the reports.
Is anyone else starting to think this…I don’t know…maybe isn’t a mistake.
June 21, 2007 at 6:35 am
I’m with you Matthew, God has been taken out of everything else. But who does everyone call on when things don’t go like we think they should. Well, they can take GOD out of everything but our hearts. Have a GODLY DAY AND MAY GOD BE WITH US>
June 21, 2007 at 9:24 am
You’d think that someone working in a mint would be more responsible. I don’t see how they couldn’t be. It’s not like they left off the date, it’s a pattern of the deliberate defacing of currency. Hold them accountable. Set an example.
June 21, 2007 at 3:33 pm
The fact that the mistake has happened twice clearly leads me to believe that there was intent behind it.
if there are any updates I’ll post it.