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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 1939513, member: 4781&quot;]If you take a pair of genuine Nike shoes (for example) and dye them a color that was not originally issued, are they then a &quot;copy&quot; ?&nbsp;&nbsp; No, they are an unofficial modified version.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For something to be a &quot;copy&quot; the original has to exist.&nbsp;&nbsp; According the the US Government, 1964 silver dollars do not exist.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some people might argue that, date aside, my &quot;1964-D&quot; Peace Dollars <i>are</i> a &quot;copy&quot; of a Peace Dollar <i>type</i>. But they are, in fact, NOT copies of a Peace Dollar type. They are genuine original Peace Dollars that have been privately <i>altered</i>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Defacing and altering US coins is legal, so long as it isn&#039;t done for fraudulent purposes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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