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2005-05-26 Home Front: Economy

Marines are landing -- on silver dollars

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-26 13:02|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The front of the coin features an engraving modeled on Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's picture of victorious Marines raising the U.S. flag after the battle of Iwo Jima.

Any chance that Japanese will feel "offended" over this? If so, any chance that higher-up PC jerks in the Treasury Dept will try to put a stop to the minting of this coin?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-26 18:51|| 2005-05-26 18:51|| Front Page Top

#2 No B-A-R, I think they'd be fine W/the Iwo flag. However, the Nagasaki Commemorative Nickel did get shot down in it's preliminary phase I hear.

Posted by Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-05-26 20:27|| 2005-05-26 20:27|| Front Page Top

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