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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 1003643, member: 4781&quot;]I claim that my 1964-D Peace Dollar fantasy over-strikes started out as genuine 1922-1935 Peace Silver Dollars, with no metal added or removed.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is no different than a hobo nickel carver claiming that their host coin is a genuine Buffalo Nickel.&nbsp;&nbsp; In both cases, the claims are accurate.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is not illegal to deface money.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at a 1935 coin just isn&#039;t the same.&nbsp; That isn&#039;t &quot;forbidden fruit&quot;, and no 1921-1935 Peace Dollar looks like it just came off the coin press having never touched anything else.&nbsp;&nbsp; The high-grade aspect of a pristine Peace Silver Dollar (that otherwise wouldn&#039;t exist) is part of the allure.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t follow your contention here. I make it very clear that these are modern fantasy over-strikes on genuine circa 1922-1935 Peace Silver Dollars.&nbsp;&nbsp; My &quot;advertisements&quot; make that perfectly clear - they even include the word &quot;defacement&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It seems that the &quot;floodgates&quot; are already open with respect to Chinese counterfeits (and those really are unmaked non-monetized fakes of legal-tender US coins with dates and mint-marks that <i>were</i> originally issued).&nbsp;&nbsp; My pieces are easily recognizable due to the date alone.&nbsp;&nbsp; A potential buyer of one is going to fall into one of two categories:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Novice - If they don&#039;t know anything about the 1964 story, then they are not going to pay much for one, especially when they could get an older 1922-1935 coin for $20.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Average or Advanced Collector - They will likely know the story of the 1964-D Peace Dollars (if not, they fall into the &quot;novice&quot; category).&nbsp;&nbsp; When looking at one of the fantasy over-strikes, they will have to assume one of two things: either it is a fantasy recreation; or it is a genuine coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; They will also realize that, if the latter, the coin would be subject to confiscation (illegal to own).&nbsp;&nbsp; So if they pay a lot of money for one, they will know the risks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No laws have been broken here !</p><p><br /></p><p>My motivation has been stated previously.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ultimately, I wanted my own &quot;forbidden fruit&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unscrupulous and devious behavior already exists to a considerable extent in the world of collectibles.&nbsp;&nbsp; The law allows money to be defaced, so long as coins aren&#039;t lightened (as in silver/gold shaving), and so long as commercial advertising isn&#039;t applied.&nbsp;&nbsp; The law allows coins to be altered, to look like something else, so long as it isn&#039;t for FRAUDULENT purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp; And &quot;fraudulent&quot; is the key word.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can take a 1944-D cent, cut off parts of the &quot;4&quot;, and make it look like a valuable &quot;1914-D&quot; cent.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can even sell it for a profit.&nbsp;&nbsp; All of that is legal.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, if you try and pass it off as something it isn&#039;t (a genuine original 1914-D cent), then that is definitely illegal.&nbsp;&nbsp; The current laws regarding fraudulent activity, when enforced, are what holds back the &quot;floodgates&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothing I&#039;ve done changes that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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