ID:

289

Date:

2006-04-02

Headline:

Advisory post gave Noe voice in U.S. Mint policy: Coin dealer pushed gold pieces

Reporter's name:

James Drew

Delay/denial:

Yes

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

The Blade

City:

Toledo, OH

Summary:

The man involved in using $50 million in Ohio taxpayer funds to invest in rare coins used his appointment and eventual chairmanship of a federal advisory committee to influence U.S. Mint policy, according more than 2,700 pages of e-mail messages and other records released under FOIA to The Blade.

Keywords:

Tom Noe, rare coins, coingate, U.S. Mint, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Treasury Department, John Snow, Henrietta Fore, Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, Bush "Pioneer", American Numismatic Society, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur

Agencies:

TREAS

States:

OH

Categories:

general government