Hang on to any of the new State of Texas quarters

[jayx8318x]

I figure only people in the US would find this useful =)

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> > If you have them, they may be worth much more than
> > 25 cents. The U.S. Treasury announced today that it
> > is recalling all of the Texas quarters that are part
> > of its program featuring quarters from each state.
> > "We are recalling all the new Texas quarters that
> > were recently issued," Treasury Undersecretary Jack
> > Shackleford said Monday. "This action is being taken
> > after numerous reports that new quarters will not
> > work in parking meters, toll booths, vending
> > machines, pay phones, or other coin-operated
> > devices." The quarters were issued in the order in
> > which the various states joined the U.S. and have
> > been a tremendous success among coin collectors
> > worldwide. "The problem lies in the unique design of
> > the Texas quarter, which was created by a Texas A&M
> > graduate," Shackleford said. "Apparently, the duct
> > tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together
> > keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

[vashdestampede]

wait...so the texas quarter is acutally two dimes and a nickel taped together¿

i thought they just had a different design like all the other ones....

[vunsin]

:? I'm a little confused now. What duct tape and nickels and dime? :?

And where did you get this "news," Karen? :?

[jayx8318x]

haha ok ok I guess people didn't get the joke,
you know people like to make fun of Texas A&M graduates (Aggies), usually taking shots at their intelligence, or lack of. Well this was a joke as well, but as you start reading it, you think it's serious and true, then the punch line comes at the end when they say the quarters (which the joke says are made by an A&M graduate) are being re-called, because they're nothing more than 2 dimes and a nickel duct taped together, get it? hahaha...ok maybe not. :/
It's like one of those "How many aggies/blondes/polish people does it take to screw in a lightbulb" type jokes.
I thought it was hilarious.

(note: The Texas quarter is just like any other quarter, they're not really 2 dimes and a nickel taped together, it was a joke)

[vunsin]

Oh... A joke? :sweat: Well.... I knew nothing about Texas A&M (don't even know what it stands for) so I didn't get the joke. :rolleyes:

Also, I collect those special state quarters so I was reading your first post as if it were a real piece of news. I thought it was real useful information. :shy:

[vashdestampede]

oh...ok then...well...this probably means i deserve to go to texas and study there >.<

[wackycashew]

:lolabove: hahaha... good one, karen! :D 2 dimes and a nickel duct taped for a quarter... that's hilarious... even though it's just a joke, i can just visualize the imaginary quarter... jamming all the coin-operated devices. hahaha... :laughing:

[shouling]

HA HA HA~! i got it without reading the explination~! that was hilarious~! woo... breathing... i am o.k. now~!

thats funny stuff. vun vun i am surprised you didnt get it~! LOL~!
like Lisa i got the image of someone trying to stuff the fictionary quarter in a gumball machiene~! LOL~!

[vunsin]

Ar.. shouling... Like I've said, I religiously collect those state quarters so I'm really hungry for information about them. :shy: I'm gullible when it comes to my small coin collection. :sweat:

[roche]

haha vunsin, i used to collect the quarters too....started coz of laundry and gave up after awhile coz they were taking so long to come up with the new state quarters! my friend's mom had been collecting for years, and she's still short coz some states just don't have quarters. or so people tell me...

anyhow, funny prank. *almost* got me there!
tho on hindsight the "new" quarter was about as believable as a solar powered torch. or wind powered fan. or submarine windshield wiper.

[vunsin]

:hmm: roche, your friend's mom has been collecting those quarters for YEARS? :? Since when, exactly? I thought they only started this in 1999 or something. I have everything since 1999 (when I first came here).

[roche]

well, 1999 till now (2004) IS 5 YEARS....maybe thats what he meant?

my coin collecting stint lasted for a grand total of 2 months maybe. haha. i think i got all the available states. then i gave up and used them all for laundry when the card swipe system broke down.

[vunsin]

My quarters (I have two sets of everything) are all shiny and brand new. :happy: I have those special coin holders to display them too. :happy:

Erm... actually... can we discuss about state quarters in here now? :sweat: