The Cheapening of the Presidency
Then there's the Obama Mug, Obama Cap, Obama Plate... I am waiting for the ObamaSoap on a Rope! This is so cheap & trashy, I feel ill and afraid for all Americans. This is just a click above the Walmart Stampede in my mind. Barack Obama coins are everywhere but worth little By Jessica Troiano Many Americans hope that President-elect Barack Obama will solve our nation’s financial woes, but experts caution that coins featuring the next president’s face are not a sound investment decision. Within days of Obama’s victory, television ads offering commemorative presidential coins popped up all over the airwaves. Most offer a real U.S. coin with a plastic or metal overlay with the president-elect’s image on it for a price that is many times the face value of the coin: About $10 for a $1 coin. Coin experts, or numismatists, warn buyers that these defaced coins have virtually no resale value. “If it’s a silver coin, it will be worth the price of the silver,” said Jim McNamara, professi...