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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 1591747, member: 307"]If the Mint lied I would. But here's the issue. The Mint never announced that the coins would be exclusive. Coin World reported that they would be and cited a Mint employee as their source.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1948, the Chicago Tribune (a respected news source at the time) reported that Dewey had defeated Truman for the presidency. Many times news sources are wrong. Be careful calling the Mint a liar in this case as it is Coin World if anyone who mislead. If Coin World was selling them, then I'd see your point, but to blame the Mint for something that you read in Coin World is misplaced anger IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>that doesn't make me a Mint apologist. It makes me someone who is able to see who said what to whom. The worst part is, that IIRC you could have canceled your order or returned the set and gotten your money back. He's upset that his money making opportunity is spoiled not that he got cheated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 1591747, member: 307"]If the Mint lied I would. But here's the issue. The Mint never announced that the coins would be exclusive. Coin World reported that they would be and cited a Mint employee as their source. In 1948, the Chicago Tribune (a respected news source at the time) reported that Dewey had defeated Truman for the presidency. Many times news sources are wrong. Be careful calling the Mint a liar in this case as it is Coin World if anyone who mislead. If Coin World was selling them, then I'd see your point, but to blame the Mint for something that you read in Coin World is misplaced anger IMHO. that doesn't make me a Mint apologist. It makes me someone who is able to see who said what to whom. The worst part is, that IIRC you could have canceled your order or returned the set and gotten your money back. He's upset that his money making opportunity is spoiled not that he got cheated.[/QUOTE]
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