Silver Surfer Coins Illegal?

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Silver Surfer Coins Illegal?

By: Stephen Schleicher | May 28th, 2007

As I suspected when I first commented about the Silver Surfer coin contest, altering the coins is in fact illegal.

The U.S. Mint said in a news release Friday that it learned of the promotional quarter this week and advised the studio and The Franklin Mint they were breaking the law. It is illegal to turn a coin into an advertising vehicle, and violators can face a fine.

�The promotion is in no way approved, authorized, endorsed, or sponsored by the United States Mint, nor is it in any way associated or affiliated with the United States Mint,� according to the release. The federal mint did not say whether the studio or the private Franklin Mint would face a penalty.

via MSNBC