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Alabama quarters recalled
BULLETIN FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
Alabama quarters recalled.
They may be worth much more than 25 cents.
The U. S. Treasury announced today that it is recalling all
of the Alabama quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each state.
"We are recalling all the new Alabama quarters that were recently issued," Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday.
"This action is being taken after numerous reports that the new quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones or other coin-operated devices."
Shackleford said the problem lies in the unique design of the Alabama quarter, which was created by a recent graduate of University Alabama.
Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices.
BULLETIN FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
Alabama quarters recalled.
They may be worth much more than 25 cents.
The U. S. Treasury announced today that it is recalling all
of the Alabama quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each state.
"We are recalling all the new Alabama quarters that were recently issued," Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday.
"This action is being taken after numerous reports that the new quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones or other coin-operated devices."
Shackleford said the problem lies in the unique design of the Alabama quarter, which was created by a recent graduate of University Alabama.
Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices.