Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
I *so* want one of these...
...but I don't think they're worth $50 or whatever on eBay:
Jim Downey
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all money should be like this
I won't be spending $50 on one either. Hearing about these just makes me sad that there is so little discussion over why our money must contain superstitious references in the first place.
I want one too
Yes, they are defects, but mis-strikes have been known to go for a lot of money so while it may be a bit pre-mature to say they cost $50 they are valuable collector's items. Mis-strikes are valuable for an obvious reason, people are paid to keep them out of circulation so if the quality inspectors are doing their jobs they don't get into circulation ($50 for a mint condition coin with this level of defect is fairly cheap). It's pretty obvious why these coins made it past the quality inspectors, the marks were on the edge rather than the front and the inspectors are habituated to just checking the front and back.
I love how the news story calls them "defects"...
Personally I think it's the coins with god-babble on them that are defective.
- No More Mr. Nice Guy!
It all depends on their purpose
US currency is intended to have offensive religious graffiti on it; if it doesn't, it's defective. It's just like how a military strike on a civilian target is considered defective if the bomb doesn't explode or hits an empty field nearby.
a friend of mine...
in buffalo, ny has one. got it from the public transport change maker.
i told him to go back and get a crapload of them. :)
Hey, secular society is costly