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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 38184, member: 57463&quot;]It is expressly against U.S. law to buy and sell counterfeit U.S. money.&nbsp; There is no question about it.&nbsp; That also applies to any kind of counterfeit money from any standing government, or any corporation, foreign or domestic, such as counterfeit U.K. pounds. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to an interview I conducted with a Secret Service agent last summer, the government merely confiscates the contraband of innocent sellers.&nbsp; &quot;We didn&#039;t know...&quot; often works.&nbsp; However, if you actively counterfeit coins to sell them, you cannot plead ignorance.&nbsp; I would hate to be in your shoes when they show up.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, yes, counterfeits of money that is no longer current are not a concern of some of the laws.&nbsp; The Austro-Hungarian Empire is not with us today, so the U.S. Secret Service has no interest in counterfeit Koronas.&nbsp; However, there is still the Hobby Protection Act, which is also a federal law.&nbsp; The HPA does make it illegal to create fakes, unless they are clearly marked as such -- as defined in the law: incuse, so high, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The collectibility of <u>genuine</u> historical artifacts, albeit &quot;contemporary counterfeits&quot; is established. So, that is safe in a legal sense.&nbsp; Blacksmith tokens, fourees, raised banknotes, etc., are valid areas of investigation and collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I always assume that any serious collector has a copy of the <i>Coin World Alamanc </i> and therefore knows the actual wording of the relevant laws. </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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