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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 351183, member: 4626"]There are hundreds of mints in the world, government run and private. The words "the mint" could mean any of them. And even if you take "the mint" to be specifically referring to the US Mint, he still only said they look <i>like</i> they came from there, not that they actually did. Deceptive? Arguably... but still not false advertising, technically.</p><p><br /></p><p>More of a problem though is the description box, where for certification he put in "U.S. Mint." The US Mint does not certify any coins, not even their own. Not sure if it can be argued that he's passing off as US Mint issue based on that though, that's a bit of a grey area, it could just be a mistake.</p><p><br /></p><p>But he claims the thing is proof... certaintly not by the pictures... I don't see the stunning "deep mirrors" he's talking about, unless it's just that bad of a picture... but the field is no more reflective than the devices. I'm going to go ahead and call that a blatant lie.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the "decide for yourself how much this is worth." OK, $0. (Well if it's genuinely silver, silver melt... but he doesn't state how much silver they contain.) That's less than the opening bid though lol...</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. Is it just me, or does that portrait not even look that much like Obama? I wouldn't have even known that's who it was supposed to be if his name wasn't on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 351183, member: 4626"]There are hundreds of mints in the world, government run and private. The words "the mint" could mean any of them. And even if you take "the mint" to be specifically referring to the US Mint, he still only said they look [I]like[/I] they came from there, not that they actually did. Deceptive? Arguably... but still not false advertising, technically. More of a problem though is the description box, where for certification he put in "U.S. Mint." The US Mint does not certify any coins, not even their own. Not sure if it can be argued that he's passing off as US Mint issue based on that though, that's a bit of a grey area, it could just be a mistake. But he claims the thing is proof... certaintly not by the pictures... I don't see the stunning "deep mirrors" he's talking about, unless it's just that bad of a picture... but the field is no more reflective than the devices. I'm going to go ahead and call that a blatant lie. I love the "decide for yourself how much this is worth." OK, $0. (Well if it's genuinely silver, silver melt... but he doesn't state how much silver they contain.) That's less than the opening bid though lol... P.S. Is it just me, or does that portrait not even look that much like Obama? I wouldn't have even known that's who it was supposed to be if his name wasn't on it.[/QUOTE]
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