Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 1507253, member: 4373&quot;]You know what&#039;s ironic if they were to feature global warming on coins? </p><p><br /></p><p>Mining ore from the ground contributes to global warming - lots of diesel used. </p><p>Extracting minerals could require chemicals which contributes to global warming. </p><p>To raise the purity of metal, lots of heat is required, which contributes to global warming. </p><p>To rail it from a mine site to some planchet companies, uses fuel / electricity, contributes to global warming.</p><p>Sending it to a mint to strike &quot;coins&quot; - mint uses fair amount of electricity, hence more global warming. </p><p>Packaging has to come with &quot;coins&quot;, therefore more contribution to global warming. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh wait, did you hear Australia has passed the carbon tax? Wow, coins will be more expensive here - imagine a carbon tax commemorative coin. *<b>iron</b>ic* - wait that&#039;s taxable. Pun intended. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That said, there appearently seems to be a NCLT issued for Somalia related to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which does relate to global warming. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOMALIA-SILVER-COLORED-PROOF-250-SHILLINGS-COIN-1997-YEAR-KYOTO-GLOBAL-SUMMIT-/221076103058?pt=US_World_Coins&amp;hash=item3379299f92" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOMALIA-SILVER-COLORED-PROOF-250-SHILLINGS-COIN-1997-YEAR-KYOTO-GLOBAL-SUMMIT-/221076103058?pt=US_World_Coins&amp;hash=item3379299f92" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOMALIA-SILVER-COLORED-PROOF-250-SHILLINGS-COIN-1997-YEAR-KYOTO-GLOBAL-SUMMIT-/221076103058?pt=US_World_Coins&amp;hash=item3379299f92</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Can&#039;t get any funnier than that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in