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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2245762, member: 4781&quot;]If I made and distributed pieces which looked exactly like issued US coins (except for the date), and I struck them on my own blank planchets, then it would be the same situation as GBI (except for the way they were advertised and marketed).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is only your opinion. I stated in a previous post that there is no legal criteria which defines the amount of defacement that a coin can sustain and still retain its legal-tender status. However, the US Mint will redeem mutilated current US coins BY WEIGHT.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Coin World already asked the US Treasury Department about that. They referred Coin World to the US Secret Service. The Secret Service referred Coin World to the US Attorneys office. The Attorneys Office told Coin World to ask their own lawyer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Twice (by certified/registered letter) I asked the FTC (who administers the Hobby Protection Act) about this. They didn&#039;t deem the issue important enough to reply.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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