>>Why are they any different than coins from the Franklin mint?<<
Are there any dollars on the Franklin Mint that aren’t dollars? They paint them and plate them but, from what I can, tell they are real dollars underneath. Otherwise they can’t call them “dollars.”
I am not making a monetary policy argument — I am making a legal one. The term “dollar” means something. Attempting to substitute something else is pure counterfeiting, nothing else.
If he wants to sell it based on underlying gold value, great! Call it a “Homer” or a “Golder” or a “Everybodylovesraymond.” To use the term “dollar” is a clear attempt to pretend to be currency.
“Are there any dollars on the Franklin Mint that aren’t dollars? They paint them and plate them but, from what I can, tell they are real dollars underneath. Otherwise they can’t call them “dollars.””
Here ya go....
http://www.franklinmint.com/JFK-Half-Dollar-Oversized-Proof—P11123.aspx
Clearly..not a “real” half dollar “underneath”
Price 295 bucks.
I think you've been mislead. If they advertise a $20,00 gold coin, they didn't take the real gold coin and plate it with gold. It is a facsimile that has been plated with gold. Clearly counterfeiting to my understanding.
The word dollar is not exclusive to US government-sponsored coinage. For example, Canadian dollars and Zimbabwe dollars. Some of the Liberty coins include the statement "NOTICE: NOT INTENDED TO BE USED AS LEGAL TENDER, CURRENT MONEY, OR COIN." They also include contact info and political statements. They were NEVER passed off as US government coinage or legal tender.
These silver rounds are made by NORFED, which is an acronym for “National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve and the Internal Revenue Code.” Clearly political.
The legal action against NORFED is politically motivated. Their website www.libertydollar.org has been replaced with a statement that says, “Site Removed Due to Court Order.” So the court is shutting down political speech that is somehow displeasing to the ruling class.