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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1289530, member: 26302&quot;]Good background Conder, but to me its a case where a law can be made all they wish, but its in violation of US court rulings. Coins have been ruled personal property, and as such can be used in whatever manner seen fit by the owner. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure which would win in a court. I think the US Statute may win for currency, since it is a promissory note and as such needs to be legally read for acceptance. Coinage is a different animal, though, and is not a promissory note. Personally I do not think defacement, if not being used to deceive someone into accepting it at a higher value, (ie a &quot;racketeer nickel&quot;), would be controllable by the US government after they had sold the coinage to the public.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my opinion, however. My local coin club asked the Secret Service is they had an issue with us affixing stickers to quarters in celebration of 50 years, and while they did not give us a formal ruling, (they never will), ackowledged we were doing it and never sent a letter asking us to stop.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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