The U.S. Mint has issued two statements this morning regarding the recent issues on its Web site. I'm going to publish both statements in their entirety because I know everyone will want to read them for themselves. The first statement seems to be a lot of blather that surrounds one very important point, which I have highlighted in bold. (Even though these statements are dated Feb. 19, they were released the morning of Feb. 20. The bold text does not appear in the original version sent by the Mint.)
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