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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Juan Blanco, post: 1590638, member: 41665&quot;]Conder101-</p><p>I stand by my original statement ...Like it or not, NotHaus WAS CONVICTED of three Federal felonies for &quot;passing, selling, and possessing Liberty Dollar coins; of issuing and passing Liberty Dollar coins intended for use as current money; and of conspiracy against the United States.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I put &quot;counterfeit&quot; in quotes (many articles didn&#039;t) - I don&#039;t know if the Feds argued for a specific &quot;counterfeit&quot; charge, as you assert. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Given a plethora of recent and publicly unfamiliar designs coined by the US Mint, I suppose &#039;resemblance in design&#039; can now be more broadly inferred by SS, the Mint and the courts. </b>For example, <i>if the vast majority of the general public doesn&#039;t recognize First Spouse coins etc</i>., any jury will also be confused what legitimate (US Mint PM) coins look like... and likewise see NorFeds as &quot;counterfeit&quot; (vernacular) in that broader sense. btw I don&#039;t know if the Feds ever used that word to make their case; I didn&#039;t read the transcripts. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To you. I disagree. So were there any numismatists on the jury? They deliberated less than 2 hours after an 8-day trial: that&#039;s open &amp; shut, chief.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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