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The White House Isn’t Selling Coronavirus Coins

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Headlines shared across social media caused some to wrongly believe the White House is selling coins commemorating the COVID-19 pandemic. The coin referenced is being sold by the White House Gift Shop, which is a private company based in Pennsylvania.


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The White House is not selling coins related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, as some on social media have wrongly suggested.

But a COVID-19 themed coin is being sold by the White House Gift Shop — a private business that is not part of

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