I remember the Gold dimes that sprint put into circulation while living in Overland Park Kansas.
SPRINT PLANS GOLD-PLATED DIME PROMOTION
by CBR Staff Writer| 04 April 1997
Sprint Corp plans to drop 1,000 24 carat gold-plated dimes around the country as part of a promotion, with the first dime found worth $25,000 to the finder. The first person to find a dime and call the Sprint 1-800 number will win $25,000 and a year of free long-distance service from Sprint, and the next 10 will get the free telephone service and $1,000 each.
That's a good question...now Ive got to know how they kept someone from doing that.How did they know if the winner didn't just gold plate his own dime?