Alabama Quarter Recall
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> > Hang on to any of the new State of Alabama quarters. If you have them,
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> > may be worth much more than 25 cents. The U.S. Treasury announced today
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> > it is recalling all of the Alabama quarters that are part of its program
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> > featuring quarters from each state.
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> > "We are recalling all the new Alabama quarters that were recently
>issued"
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> > Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. "This action is
>being
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> > taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work in parking
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> > meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, or other
>coin-operated
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> > devices."
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> > The quarters were issued in the order in which the various states joined
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> > U.S., and have been a tremendous success among coin collectors
>worldwide.
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> > "The problem lies in the unique design of the Alabama quarter, which was
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> > created by an University of Alabama graduate," Shackleford said.
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> > "Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together
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> > keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."
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