West Virginia Quarters

West Virginia Quarters

WASHINGTON, DC -- Hang on to any of the new West Virginiaquarters if you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents.
The US Treasury announced it is recalling all of the West Virginia quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters from each state. The quarters are being issued in the order in which the various states joined the US.

"We are recalling all the new West Virginia quarters that were recently issued," Treasury Under-secretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. "This action is being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones or other coin-operated devices."

"The problem lies in a design flaw," Shackleford said.The winning design was submitted by a West Virginia University student.
"Apparently," Shackleford said, "the duct tape holding the two dimes and nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

I thought that quarter wasn't suppose to come out until the end of 2005? I have been watching for the release dates of each quarter so that I won't miss one and also keeping up with it in my quarter book. Why was that one released out of place?

http://www.usstatequarters.com/release_dates.html

I have a quarter book as well, and I dont have the Ark and Missouri ones yet - does the release time vary in the state?

In case you were serious, read the end again:

"The problem lies in a design flaw," Shackleford said.The winning design was submitted by a West Virginia University student.
"Apparently," Shackleford said, "the duct tape holding the two dimes and nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

I thought it was pretty funny.

LOL I love it! I got it right away, I was busy sending it as an email to some of my friends.

OK, at least I know I'm not crazy, at least not for thinking this was funny!

That was hilarious!!!! I read it to my husband and he just about died laughing.

I didnt read it through

I'm originally from West Virginia, at first I just nodded my head in agreement - Then burst out laughing. Thanks for the laugh!

Odds are though it was a dime, two nickles and 5 pennies - some of the upper class ones had duct tape, the "regular" ones were probably held together with gum.

LOL, Talon, that is too funny!

Mom's going to love that. My biological father is from West Virginia and, needless to say, she is NOT one of his fans!