Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 18, 2019

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 5 years ago

    Although it has been four years since its minting, is it still rare in Maple Leaf Country to find such a coin?

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    Earthling Premium Member over 5 years ago

    At least he didn’t write his own epithet.

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    oldpine52  over 5 years ago

    Jefferson’s epitaph is not as well known as Robert Louis Stevenson’s.

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    Breadboard  over 5 years ago

    Wonder if they have any New Fortune Cookies with the winning numbers ?

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    Gent  over 5 years ago

    I believe coins should feature real life heroes instead of fake fictional ones.

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    fuzzbucket Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Those cookies were in one of the Carolinas, and they only hit 5 numbers, but got a million each.

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    The Pro from Dover  over 5 years ago

    You mean Superman’s not real?

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    PMark  over 5 years ago

    A lot of people write their own epitaphs.

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    russef  over 5 years ago

    What’s so big about Jefferson writing his own epitaph? Trump has too.

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    Thorby  over 5 years ago

    Jefferson’s biggest achievement was as founder of the University of Virginia on his tombstone.

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    poopsypoo Premium Member over 5 years ago

    I’d love one of those coins!

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    joefearsnothing  over 5 years ago

    I’ll bet that Thomas Jefferson was not the only person to write their own epitaph!

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    Leojim  over 5 years ago

    I got a similar kind of coin one time at a tourist trap in Canada. It was a $1 coin and when I finally looked at it, I found that it was only good for that City and for a limited time. So basically I had to go back there immediately if I wanted to use that dollar. A tourist trap ripoff sanctioned by the government.

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    jvn  over 5 years ago

    Many people pick out their grave stone epitaph before death (obviously). This is hardly a BIoN fact. Next, it will state Jefferson wrote out a will before he died!

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    Bilan  over 5 years ago

    In Canada, does Superman say Eh, Eh, and away?

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    craigwestlake  over 5 years ago

    Benjamin Franklin wrote the best one…

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    RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 5 years ago

    The Canadian mint lost money on the coins. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/royal-canadian-mint-silver-superman-numismatics-1.4119986

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    h.v.greenman  over 5 years ago

    Benjamin Franklin also wrote his own epitaph as did quite a few celebrities

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