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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 38193, member: 1101&quot;]Well, I guess you are the King of Coin Collecting, and anyone who does not share your library inventory is not a &quot;serious collector.&quot;&nbsp; I did not realize that the hobby was an absolute monarchy (or is it dictatorship?).&nbsp; Is it still OK if I collect coins as an &quot;unserious collector&quot;?&nbsp; Are there any national boundries to your jurisdiction?&nbsp; I am in Germany, but maybe you have cut some deal with the EU.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for older fakes being legal, I am not so sure about that, which is why I raised it as an issue.&nbsp; Perhaps the law is very specific, but as far as I know, there is no clear distinction between a fake UK pound dated 2000 and a fake French franc dated 1908.&nbsp; Maybe there is the word &quot;current&quot; in the law, but I am not aware of it.&nbsp; Furthermore, what is &quot;current&quot;?&nbsp; German marks are no longer issued, but they can still be redeemed at the Central Bank.&nbsp; Is a fake 200 mark note legal?&nbsp;&nbsp; Is it legal in Germany?&nbsp; How about in the US?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing to consider: in many countries, counterfeiting is not nearly the crime it is in the US.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, despite the letter if the law, the feds simply do not chase collectors of counterfiets.&nbsp; If you are making counterfeit modern coins or currency to spend, they would be on you in a second, but fakes are sold as such (and sometimes passed as real) on ebay every day of the week and yet no federal agents are bothering anyone.&nbsp; This may not jibe with the lawbooks, but it is reality. </p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing.....all old collectable, &quot;legitimate&quot;&nbsp; counterfeits were modern at one time.&nbsp; I am thankful that some desperado in times past hid them away for us to collect today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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