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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3051303, member: 27832&quot;]There are copies, there are <i>restrikes</i> (sometimes by an official mint), there are <i>overstrikes</i> (striking a new design on part or all of an existing coin), and various other shades of meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] said, there&#039;s a guy (actually a member here) named Dan Carr who produces &quot;fantasy overstrikes&quot;, non-existent dates or designs overstruck on actual coins, without the COPY mark. There are strong differences of opinion here about his work, and I hope we can avoid turning this thread into just another Carr debate.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a Hobby Protection Act which states that reproductions need to be stamped COPY, but I&#039;m a bit fuzzy on its exact legal weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are also laws about <i>counterfeiting</i> coins, but those seem aimed to prevent interference with commerce. Law enforcement seems to care little about numismatic fakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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