GaryMrMets
01-14-2007, 01:07 AM
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/defense-contractors-warned-about-spy/20070111063409990001?cid=2446
Updated:2007-01-11 10:04:13
Defense Contractors Warned About Spy Coins
By TED BRIDIS
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 11) - Money talks, but can it also follow your movements?
In a U.S. government warning high on the creepiness scale, the Defense Department cautioned its American contractors over what it described as a new espionage threat: Canadian coins with tiny radio frequency transmitters hidden inside.
The government said the mysterious coins were found planted on U.S. contractors with classified security clearances on at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006 as the contractors traveled through Canada.
Mysterious Coins
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/01/02/20070111062809990003
This device, fashioned to look like a silver dollar, can hold transmitters to track movements of people holding the spy coins.
Coins in the News
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0a/05/20070111105709990001
The popular 50-state quarter program may be extended to include the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/05/00/20061214133309990047
A family is suing the U.S. Mint over 10 1933 "double eagle" coins worth millions that it turned over for authentication. The Mint says they're stolen.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0f/02/20061212124909990001
A rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel, expected to fetch $5 million or more, did not fetch a single cent at an auction late last year.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/08/00/20061120134809990001
The Mint in November unveiled new presidential dollar coins that will enter circulation in February.
Updated:2007-01-11 10:04:13
Defense Contractors Warned About Spy Coins
By TED BRIDIS
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 11) - Money talks, but can it also follow your movements?
In a U.S. government warning high on the creepiness scale, the Defense Department cautioned its American contractors over what it described as a new espionage threat: Canadian coins with tiny radio frequency transmitters hidden inside.
The government said the mysterious coins were found planted on U.S. contractors with classified security clearances on at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006 as the contractors traveled through Canada.
Mysterious Coins
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/01/02/20070111062809990003
This device, fashioned to look like a silver dollar, can hold transmitters to track movements of people holding the spy coins.
Coins in the News
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0a/05/20070111105709990001
The popular 50-state quarter program may be extended to include the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/05/00/20061214133309990047
A family is suing the U.S. Mint over 10 1933 "double eagle" coins worth millions that it turned over for authentication. The Mint says they're stolen.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0f/02/20061212124909990001
A rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel, expected to fetch $5 million or more, did not fetch a single cent at an auction late last year.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/08/00/20061120134809990001
The Mint in November unveiled new presidential dollar coins that will enter circulation in February.