Thread: 2010 Scratch and sniff Marajuana coin... really???

Originally Posted by chrisild

Well, I mentioned Mayer Mint in an earlier post. But when it comes to such issues, solely produced for collectors, it does not actually matter in my opinion whether a piece is produced by a government-owned mint, by a mint that legally is a private business but is the sole producer of coins of the country where that mint is located, or whether it is a private mint that makes, umm, such pieces only.

Side note - if you get tired or sick of that smell, you can always resort to incense or coconut scent. Palau to the rescue.
http://www.coin-invest.li/images/document/Flyer_2011-15_Scent_of_Paradise_–_Incense_3118586.pdf
http://www.coin-invest.li/images/doc...ut_4295652.pdf

Christian

You got any better proof than an un-sourced mention to suggest Mayer Mint did in fact mint these coins? Neither this thread nor the other one you posted in the past has anything to suggest it was minted by Mayer.

It should be a matter of distinction who minted the coin, despite being a limited mintage and marketed for collectors, when it is claimed that the coin is legal tender. One needs to know the quality of the material and reliability of the nation to hold to its promise what the coin is stated to be worth as legal tender backed by the legal authority of the nation willing to make the claim and who can prove the legitimacy of the coins and their specifications if ever they were in doubt legal and legitimate currency.

I wonder what sniffer dogs think of this coin - I'd probably try not to travel with it.

Thanks for the heads up! I just bought the silver one! (1,000 CFA)

Originally Posted by jaytant

I wonder what sniffer dogs think of this coin - I'd probably try not to travel with it.

I wonder if they ever have trouble shipping them. I wonder if they ever get popped by customs dogs coming into the US.

Originally Posted by krispy

You got any better proof than an un-sourced mention to suggest Mayer Mint did in fact mint these coins?

Well, that was what I had saved on my computer. Just checked again, and I guess my source was the Schön which lists the cannabis piece as a Mayer Mint product. But I still don't see the difference when it comes to the mints involved. Yes, we would indeed like to know whether an issue is a purely fantasy piece or whether it has the "OK" of the government involved.

But other than that, if some major dealer makes a contract with the government of Benin (or Palau, Cook Islands, Liberia, etc.) about producing and marketing some gimmick coin, the resulting piece will have "legal tender" status in the "issuing" country. In that case it does not matter to me whether the producer is Mayer or Pobjoy, or the mint in Kremnica or in Warsaw for example. Both the Polish and Slovakian mints produce the circulation coins of their countries, but they also make lots of this cutesy stuff for other countries ...

Christian

Originally Posted by jaytant

I wonder what sniffer dogs think of this coin - I'd probably try not to travel with it.

Just having the coin in your brief case at one time might be enough to get the attention of a dog at the airport. The coin (or contraband) does not need to actually be in your bag. All it may take is a residual trace.

Most definitely, Just bought it as a paper weight. Would've been nice to find a true silver bar with this design, but I'll settle.

Nice seeing ya'll again

Originally Posted by mikenoodle

I agree with green, it's nice to see ya, Shawn!

Of course you do realize that the bar you bought is silver plated copper, don't ya?

Originally Posted by snaz

Most definitely, Just bought it as a paper weight. Would've been nice to find a true silver bar with this design, but I'll settle.

Nice seeing ya'll again

Hey, with the way copper's been going (recent visits to the Home Depot for copper pipe and fittings) you're in a 'win-win' situation Snaz.

Originally Posted by Collect89

Just having the coin in your brief case at one time might be enough to get the attention of a dog at the airport. The coin (or contraband) does not need to actually be in your bag. All it may take is a residual trace.

They don't actually use cannabis for the scent, it's an artificial additive. I doubt the dogs would pay any attention. Their noses are a lot more discerning than ours and would not be so easily fooled.

Originally Posted by snaz

Most definitely, Just bought it as a paper weight. Would've been nice to find a true silver bar with this design, but I'll settle.

Nice seeing ya'll again

Here it is:

http://www.blackmountaincoins.com/p/BMC/c-/2010_BEN_09484.html

Originally Posted by Copper Head

They don't actually use cannabis for the scent, it's an artificial additive. I doubt the dogs would pay any attention. Their noses are a lot more discerning than ours and would not be so easily fooled.

I don't know what is being used for the scent. Nor do I know how the different dogs would react to it. I do know that the sniffer-dogs are everywhere in air travel. I am personally crossing the USA-Mexico boarder 4 times in the next 10 days. I have had the little critters (and sometimes big critters) sniff my bags hundreds of times. I enjoy crossing international boarders with out delay & would recommend not storing the coin in a travel bag.

Originally Posted by Collect89

Just having the coin in your brief case at one time might be enough to get the attention of a dog at the airport. The coin (or contraband) does not need to actually be in your bag. All it may take is a residual trace.

ok, let's nip this in the bud... (no pun intended... ok... maybe I did intend it...)

Just as Copper Head said, the coin does NOT have any trace of marijuana on it. It has a scent like marijuana and won't cause drug-sniffing dogs to alert. The dogs are smarter than that. Which is more than I can say for... nevermind

Originally Posted by Copper Head

They don't actually use cannabis for the scent, it's an artificial additive.

This page even lists the substances. Scroll down to "Technology Note - Aroma".
http://www.talismancoins.com/servlet/Detail?no=1197

Christian