Topic: Us Mint

Jenny Naples Massey donated $588.90 and clarified the existence of the "Bat Coin," a US quarter featuring fruit bats as part of the "America the Beautiful" series. The coin, which honors the National Park of American Samoa, became a point of interest due to the pandemic's origins. Massey is granted the title Dame Valentine of the Bluebird Powder Region.

A viral image of a 2020 U.S. quarter featuring a bat was debunked as a modified National Park coin rather than a pandemic-themed release. Meanwhile, a real national coin shortage is affecting businesses, including casinos in Las Vegas where social distancing is strictly enforced.

The U.S. Mint has reportedly stopped minting certain gold coins due to high demand or lack of supply. This is compared to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 6102 in 1933, which prohibited the hoarding of gold bullion. The hosts speculate on the possibility of future government gold seizures.

Following the potential collapse of Fortis Bank, strategies for protecting physical gold assets are discussed. Anecdotes include painting gold bars to look like silver doorstops or black picture frames to avoid theft, while noting that the US Mint has run out of 24-carat gold coins due to high demand.