To: JakeStraw who wrote (23212 ) 9/13/2000 8:57:48 PM From: SIer formerly known as Joe B. Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 49844 LIBERTY MINT LTD. Manufactures Rare Gold Coins of The Grateful Deadbiz.yahoo.com Tuesday September 12, 8:09 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: LIBERTY MINT LTD. LIBERTY MINT LTD. Manufactures Rare Gold Coins of The Grateful Dead OREM, Utah, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- LIBERTY MINT LTD's (OTC Bulletin Board: LBMT - news) wholly-owned subsidiary, Liberty Mint Marketing (LM Marketing) announces a new limited edition commemorative gold coin. The rare one ounce pure .9999 fine 24kt gold coins of the Grateful Dead's ``Lightning Bolt Skull'' are now on sale. The first ``Lightning Bolt Skull'' edition of 5,000 pieces was manufactured and shipped within 45 days, making it the fastest sell out of any edition ever minted by LM Marketing and its Entertainment Collection division (SCCS). The second edition of Grateful Dead coins featuring the famous image known as ``Bertha Head'' are also on sale now. LM Marketing is coordinating an advanced marketing plan utilizing the national and international distributing power of Liquid Blue Merchandising based in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Liquid Blue has been selling the limited edition Grateful Dead coins .999 fine silver commemorative coins for the past three months. Liquid Blue plans to sell pure gold coins manufactured by LM Marketing, along with rare original concert tickets, passes and lithographs of The Grateful Dead. LM Marketing's Executive Vice President, Robert Joyce commented ``We have been working closely with Liquid Blue in developing a highly marketable collectible program for their customer base. We anticipate a great year ahead.'' LIBERTY MINT LTD (www.libertymint.com) is the only publicly traded mint in the United States and one of the world-renowned leaders in the industry, providing custom minting services for governments, public institutions, and numerous Fortune 500 businesses. LIBERTY MINT LTD is the parent holding company of two wholly-owned subsidiaries (The Great Western Mint Inc. and Liberty Mint Marketing Inc.) which develop, manufacture and market licensed and proprietary commemoratives and collectibles in both precious and non-precious metals. Primary products include entertainment commemoratives, western art, silver sculptures and custom coins. Except for the historical information presented herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward looking statements within the meaning of the ``safe-harbor'' provision of the Private Securities Litigation reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. CONTACT: REALSENSE.COM, INC. (www.realsense.com) Tel. 603-685-6000; Serena Riedel, Director of Investor Relations, EMAIL: LBMT@realsense.com. SOURCE: LIBERTY MINT LTD.