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The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2023 3:43 pm
by AuStruck
The Portland Mint apparently is "not in service at this time". That means I'm behind the times. 5/11/2023

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2023 11:26 pm
by cwgii
Oh no. I was going to send coin to him, next week. Bummer

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 2:02 am
by Recyclersteve
I wonder about all the pennies they had in storage for paying customers.

I just ran into Adam Youngs with a co-worker at a coin show several months ago. Sure hope he’s ok!

Dig back into the older postings on this site. He dealt with some HUGE QUANTITIES of pennies over the years. There was an old video of his warehouse that made my jaw drop.

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 12:47 pm
by natsb88
Where is it stated that the Portland Mint is "not in service?"

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 5:56 pm
by galenrog
Just looked. Portlandmint.com gives me a 404. Why is it down? I have no idea.

Time for more coffee.

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 11:14 pm
by JerrySpringer
What do you make of this:

https://dockets.justia.com/docket/feder ... 0518/40817

Edit: I clicked on the link. Adam is mentioned in the document, so not a mis-identity.

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2023 1:00 am
by Recyclersteve
JerrySpringer wrote:What do you make of this:

https://dockets.justia.com/docket/feder ... 0518/40817

Edit: I clicked on the link. Adam is mentioned in the document, so not a mis-identity.


FYI- This was almost a year ago.

I checked back on my notes and I saw Adam in person a little over 2 months ago.

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2023 5:01 am
by Lemon Thrower
JerrySpringer wrote:What do you make of this:

https://dockets.justia.com/docket/feder ... 0518/40817

Edit: I clicked on the link. Adam is mentioned in the document, so not a mis-identity.


Tucker Act is most often used when you get audited and disagree with the IRS. Forget that government propoganda you learned in elementary school, in this country, you are presumed guilty so you have to pay your taxes and sue for a refund in federal court under the Tucker Act.

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2023 10:54 am
by bankmining
cwgii wrote:Oh no. I was going to send coin to him, next week. Bummer


I just sent foreign coin to them less than two weeks ago. Got a check promptly, and cashed it this past Thursday :thumbup: .

Re: The Portland Mint

PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2023 12:42 pm
by 68Camaro
I would guess that Adam's DNS is having an issue. I'll send him a text, though he's probably aware.

The lawsuit is unrelated and a long-standing conflict over an issue where (taking Adam's side, which seems reasonable) the government defaulted on a claim and refused to pay up. I'll leave it to Adam to describe the details (or not).