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<p>[QUOTE="mynamespat, post: 2690944, member: 83738"]I'd say it's worth about it's weight in silver. From what I've been reading, Rarities Mint became the official producer for Disney coins from 1987-1995. The Disney coins maintain some collectability due to being Disney. They, at least, appear to have been designed with some care. I don't find that Washington round to be attractive at all, and the date being wrong shows how little care went into it's manufacture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, It appears that man who operated Rarities Mint, Ian Simpson, has moved on to other business ventures. This time he is involved in mineral water,<a href="https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm313934.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm313934.htm" rel="nofollow"> Lithia mineral water. </a>Apparently, the FDA has "determined that your “Lithia” product is being promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug as defined by section 201(g)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) [21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)(B)] because it is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mynamespat, post: 2690944, member: 83738"]I'd say it's worth about it's weight in silver. From what I've been reading, Rarities Mint became the official producer for Disney coins from 1987-1995. The Disney coins maintain some collectability due to being Disney. They, at least, appear to have been designed with some care. I don't find that Washington round to be attractive at all, and the date being wrong shows how little care went into it's manufacture. Interestingly, It appears that man who operated Rarities Mint, Ian Simpson, has moved on to other business ventures. This time he is involved in mineral water,[URL='https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm313934.htm'] Lithia mineral water. [/URL]Apparently, the FDA has "determined that your “Lithia” product is being promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug as defined by section 201(g)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) [21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)(B)] because it is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease." :wideyed:[/QUOTE]
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