Silver Surfer Quarter Released
20th Century Fox and the Franklin Mint created and put into nation-wide circulation 40,000 Silver Surfer quarters to promote the release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer last week. The U.S. Mint issued a statement Friday asserting that it is illegal to turn a coin into an advertising tool and warned that violators could be fined.
Franklin Mint used California commemorative quarters, leaving the George Washington side as is and color-enhancing the back with an image of the Silver Surfer and a Web address associated with the movie. While Franklin Mint has produced similar licensed coins in the past, they have simply been for sale and not put into circulation.
