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Almost — it was made by Legboot, who makes similarly weird stuff, but to my knowledge is not the same person https://x.com/LegbootLegit

Yup. This supposed exchange with his neighbor making the coins is pretty amusing. Explanations the note on the website about the neighbor not having given them back yet. https://x.com/LegbootLegit/status/1919745971673551192

Thanks for the pointer! I hadn't heard of Legboot.

Ken M. is another name to watch out for, if you like this kind of thing.

I could not find any direct evidence but it's a good theory. Legboot and Wagner sometimes comment on each other's (uniquely similar) stuff. This also seems like an evolution of Wagner's "Williamcoin". Compare:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Killtony/comments/1i9czr5/williamco...

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueWagner/comments/1ld4lix/big_upd...

The best giveaway is that the sentences are short and punchy. If it were made by the character it claims to be made by, it would actually devolve into a long ramble, and nobody would make it to the bottom of the page.