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Lawsuit filed against owner of Eagan-based coin company
Author: Janel KleinPublished: 10:27 PM CST December 14, 2022
Updated: 10:34 PM CST December 14, 2022
ST PAUL, Minn. — When Joan Williamson started giving collectible coins as gifts, her family at first thought nothing. A lifelong nurse, they knew Joan was smart, independent and not easily fooled, but were instantly suspicious when they saw dozens of the coins all over her California home.
“They're in plastic cases,” said Ashleigh and David Williamson, Joan’s son and daughter-in-law.
Joan had more than $30,000 worth of coins, all sold from a company called govmint.com, based in Eagan.
“The amount of coins that she had—(it was) bags upon bags of coins,” said Ashleigh and David Williamson. “And seeing what she was paying, that's when we said, 'Wait a second. This doesn't sound right.’”
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Lawsuit filed against owner of Eagan-based coin company
The lawsuit alleges AMS operators called prospective buyers dozens of times to develop relationships that helped them then sell the coins. AMS denies allegations.
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