Biggest lie i've ever heard!

SO, I'm watchin one of those late night infomercials about the Presidental dollar series and according to the and Mr. Berman (a professional numismatist that's written several books) the US has never issued a dollar coin until these ones! what a LOAD OF BULL! how can a pro say something like this? I tell ya i'll never ever respect a thing that man says....

 

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You sure you didn't misunderstand him.
Even a extreme novice would know better then that.
lol

 

A lot of naive people believe everything that they hear on television.

As for the expert, he was handed a script and told to read it.

Mr. Berman: "Excuse me, but this is incorrect..."
TV Producer: "Please just read the script, or we'll get a new expert. Do you want to get paid?"
Mr. Berman: "Oh, allright..."

Even your favorite reality programs are scripted.

 

You have to be careful of their exact wording too, as they sometimes sneak in subtle adjectives and talk fast in doing so:

US has never issued a (golden presidential) dollar coin until these ones

TC

 

I know that I'm getting off topic on this one but what happens when we get to the end of the living presidents? Does the program end? What happens at the end if we have a dead president that is after one still alive? Do they wait until the living president dies and then put out two or more coins the next year? This should be interesting. Having said all of this, I'm saving the presidential cover series as well as the presidential proof sets. Don't ask me why because I don't know. I'm also considering the purchase of ocean front property in New Mexico.

 

If I remember the bill correctly, the mint will only honor those presidents that have been dead for at least two years. So, I guess that means that when they get up to more current presidents, they'll stick by the rule. If the case occurs where a dead president served after the living one I imagine they will still go with the dead president and expect the collectors to leave a hole in the albums until live one takes that six foot plunge. Will the program ever end? I imagine so, but with whom or why I have no idea. Until then I'll continue collecting the P D and proofs. If I'm wrong about the bill, someone please correct me as I only glanced at it once.

 

I got un-lazy and decided to google search it. The act as currently written will end at Ronald Reagan in 2016. They can continue the program for other dead presidents by act of Congress. I'm not sure what they'll do with Jimmy Carter if he's still alive and kicking in 2016. It should also be noted that Grover Cleveland will get two coins for his two non-consecutive terms. Here is the link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_$1_Coin_Program

 

About like Jimmy Gerstel's advertisement how he has it ALL and is a "master numismatist". Yup, he knows it all. The public watching are just a bunch of dopes.

 

Every once in a while I'll turn one of those tv coin shows on. It almost never fails; within a few minutes they spout a flat-out lie.

 

Anything on T.V. Is a big scam like the the Buffalo 2009 proof, Gimmie a break!!

 

ya.. i was watchin one of those infomercials and he said "you need these coins if you've been collecting a long time.. or since birth... or even before that.." wow.. before that even? not bad right? besides compare those prices with coinshop and heritage.. wow.....

 

QVC Coins

QVC, the Shopping Chanel all of them. If you holler loud enough and talk fast enough you can get rich selling junk to uninformed people. That goes for coins, electronics -- anything they sell.

For our next offer the phone lines are only going to be open for the next 20 Minutes. I have to warn you of that right of at the start. We will be selling a Genuine Replica 1804 United States Silver Dollar made of solid .999 pure cupro-nickel. Coins like these have sold recently for $5,000,000, but through a special deal with the World Renowned Patriot's Mint in China you can get them here on QVC today for $49.95 plus shipping and handling. Encapsulated in a beautiful holder to show your historic coin, it will be the envy of your friends. And you will also get a Certificate of Authenticity to certify you are the owner of a genuine replica 1804 United States Silver dollar. We have only got 500 of these left and they are selling fast. If you want to make sure you can possess one of these you should get your order in to us within the next 18 minutes. I am not sure that I can hold that special price of 69.95 open any longer than 15 minutes. And because these are so rare we have to strictly limit them to only 10 per customer. Just look at this coin, the detail is remarkable. Blah Blah Blah!

 

But I thought if I saw it on TV or the Internet it has to be true .... am I wrong?

 

maybe he meant this is the only $1 coins with a president on them.

 

EVERYTING on the internet and TV are true. WHY on earth would they LIE to you?!?!?! :goofer::rolling:

-Shrek

 

I never believe anyone who has to repeat the very same thing 5 times in three seconds or less.

Chris

 

This stuff really ticks me off

WHATS THE NUMBER i HAVE MY CELL IN MY HAND, WHERE IS THE NUMBER

I see these things and I change the channel. I feel horrible about those people that buy this crap. I have heard so many stories of people buying this stuff and loosing so much money when they go to cash it in.

I am wondering if any collective group has tried to put an end to there schemes? I mean is there a way to protect the uninformed to some degree? There are thoughts going through my mind but is there a law on the books, if not maybe there should be?

Just my thoughts, yeah it ticks me off hearing of this crap. I never have nor will I ever buy anything coin related off of TV, a magazine ad (unless it is a numismatic related magazine). I would suggest all of us make sure we inform relatives, friends etc not to fall for this. i am sure most if not all of us already have.

Sorry for blowing off some steam there but I think you get the picture.

Regards,
Stan

 

I've seen some of the rolls of "UNC" morgans that some of those hawksters sell... cleaned sliders... every one...

 

crap,you should see the price on HSN for morgans