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Revision as of 19:07, 28 March 2011
| Industry | Collectibles |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Port Chester, NY |
Key people | Avram C. Freedberg (Founder) Barry Goldwater Jr. (Director; Spokesperson) |
| Products | Legal tender coins,Non-circulating legal tender coins, tokens, replicas, collectables |
| Website | www.nationalcollectorsmint.com |
National Collector's Mint, Inc. is a company based in New York that sells collectible coins, privately produces commemoratives and contracts the minting of non-circulating legal tender coins under the auspices of foreign nations.
Products
National Collector's Mint, Inc. sells U.S. Mint ™ and foreign issued coins, non-circulating legal tender under the auspices of foreign nations, and ancient coins along with its own manufactured commemoratives.
By Federal law, the coins produced by National Collector's Mint, or any other private company, cannot be legal tender in the United States or its territories. The production of legal tender coinage in the United States falls to the United States Mint alone.[1]
The company's offerings include[2]:
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Licensed non-circulating legal tender
National Collector's Mint is or has been a licensee for coin and coin-related products of the General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Corporation, and The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation.[3]
Philanthropy
National Collector’s Mint donated more than $2 million from sales of its 9/11 commemoratives to charities including A Journey for 9/11, Flight 93 National Memorial Fund, National Association of EMTs, NY Presbyterian Hospital, Scott Hazelcorn Children’s Foundation, Todd Beamer Foundation, Tuesday’s Children, United Firefighters Widows & Children Association, United Way’s September 11th Fund, and the World Trade Center United Family Group.[4][5]
Controversy
In 2004, State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. McNamara fined the National Collector’s Mint for engaging in false advertising and deceptive business practices when issuing their Freedom Tower Silver Dollar coins.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Article 1, Section 8". U.S. Constitution. Retrieved 2011-3-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "National Collector's Mint Website". Retrieved 2011-3-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "National Collector's Mint Website". Retrieved 2011-3-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Statement of National Collector's Mint, Inc". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2011-3-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "9/11 Commemorative Coin". New York Times. February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-3-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Metro Briefing: Commemorative coin seller fined". New York Times. October 20, 2005. Retrieved 2011-3-24.
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