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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 1417703, member: 4781&quot;]It most certainly DOES make a difference what I strike on !&nbsp;&nbsp; The whole legal tender issue is different.</p><p>Counter-stamping over an existing coin makes it an <i>altered</i> coin.</p><p>Stamping the same thing on an anonymous metal blank would not be considered an &quot;altered&quot; coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using existing coins as planchets does not necessarily save money.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is MORE work, in fact.</p><p>And, for example, Morgan and Peace silver dollars cost MORE per ounce than 999 silver blanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>You claim that &quot;once you strike them they are no longer genuine US coins&quot;. On what legal grounds do you make that claim ?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you have a court case or a law on the books you can point to ? Note that I&#039;m not claiming legal-tender status for my over-strikes.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I only use legal-tender coins for over-striking. Are they legal tender after the over-striking ?&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t claim that they are.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I also don&#039;t believe there is any relevant law or court case covering this situation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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