> "Beowulf" would later tell Wired magazine that the coin idea came from a December 2009 Wall Street Journal article that talked about how several people were a

> "Beowulf" would later tell Wired magazine that the coin idea came from a December 2009 Wall Street Journal article that talked about how several people were able to generate frequent-flyer miles at no cost by ordering coins from the U.S. Mint with a credit card offering mileage rewards and then depositing the coins at a bank to pay off the credit card debt. Sadly the WSJ story is behind a paywall: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB126014168569179245 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB126014168569179245