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US Mint Issues Warning about Liberty Dollar

On Thursday, September 14, the US Mint issued a warning that the use of the Liberty Dollar was a “federal crime.” In quick succession, the next day, Friday September 15, the USA Today featured the Liberty Dollar in color on the front page of the Money Section. CNN and FoxNews both called regarding the story. Other articles followed around the world as Reuters carried the story internationally.

Although it is alarming to have any government authority, much less the venerable US Mint, say we are a bunch of criminals, these events were quickly followed by a Conference Call on Sunday, September 17th with Mike Johnson, our Chief Counsel and myself. And yet again, the Chief Counsel for NORFED confirmed that we are not in violation of any Federal code, rule or regulation and urged us to continue business as usual.

So what have been the results of the US Mint warning? It has been terrific! It is no understatement that we could not have bought this publicity. The USA Today article was especially well done. Oh sure, it starts out negative to suck in the reader. But anybody familiar with the ways of mainstream media... this was a particularly artfully handled article. Let’s fact it, USA Today, which has beseeched the US Constitution in many of its own editorials, could not come out in support of the Liberty Dollar. After all, they are part of the CFR! But they did the next best thing and even included the URL to our site. Thank you USA Today for the great publicity.

The net results have been terrific. Traffic on the Liberty Dollar site is up TEN TIMES. Orders are way up too. It seems everybody wants to be a “criminal” or at least a “criminal” as so wrongfully defined by the US Mint’s warning.

In short, I am very pleased with the US Mint action. For one thing, the US Mint clarified that the Liberty Dollar is a “non-government” currency and is not “legal tender.” Of course, these are two points which we have stressed over and over again. Trust me – I am NOT with the government! Nor is the Liberty Dollar even against the government. The Liberty Dollar is simply offering Americans a choice of money and hopefully our country will regain the type of money that is required by the US Constitution.

To further differentiate the Liberty Dollar from the US Dollar, I have immediately ordered all new $20 Silver Libertys to be minted with a new obverse die. The new die replaces the “USA” that is currently on the one ounce Libertys with the date 2007. And before 2007, all obverses on the $10 Half Liberty and the $5 Quarter Liberty will also be changed. We agree with the US Mint; we don’t want any confusion!

Please read “Liberty Dollar Says NO to the US Mint Allegations” for the complete rebuttal and the Chief Counsel’s new Disclaimer... that we are not in violation of any Federal code, rule or regulation at: http://www.libertydollar.org/ld/press-kit/usmint-allegations.htm.

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