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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dougmeister, post: 2107576, member: 56842&quot;]From what I&#039;ve learned, there is no way.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin must be marked &quot;COPY&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>&quot;Any person engaged in the manufacturing, or importation into the United States for introduction into or distribution in commerce, or the sale in commerce, of imitation political or imitation numismatic items shall be subject to the requirements of the Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.&quot;</i></p><p><i>- <font size="2">Subsection B of the Hobby Protection Act as amended by the Collectible Coins Protection Act</font></i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>All replica coins must be marked COPY to certain specifications <i>before they are sold. </i>(Sec. 304.6) </i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>&quot;It shall be a violation of subsection (a) or (b) for a person to provide substantial assistance or support to any manufacturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or should have known that the manufacturer, importer, or seller is engaged in any act or practice that violates subsection (a) or (b).&quot;</i></p><p><i>- <font size="2">subsection D</font></i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a neat chart that Steve Caruso sent to me a few days ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.theblackcabinet.org/2015/03/01/counterfeit-marking-requirements/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theblackcabinet.org/2015/03/01/counterfeit-marking-requirements/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theblackcabinet.org/2015/03/01/counterfeit-marking-requirements/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the coin shop owner &quot;giving&quot; you the coin, that&#039;s a good question.</p><p><br /></p><p>And from reading the law, it seems that it is only illegal to <b>sell </b>such coins, not against the law to <b>buy </b>them?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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