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08-26-2006 06:29 PM |
New State of Oklahoma Quarters are Collectors Items
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hang on to any of the new State of Oklahoma quarters. 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 Oklahoma quarters that are part of it's program featuring quarters from each state.
"We are recalling all the new Oklahoma quarters that were recently issued," Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. This action is being taken after numerous reports that th new quarters will not work in parking meters, tollbooths, 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 Oklahoma quarter, which was created by an Oklahoma State University graduate, Shackleford said. "Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."
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