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<p>[QUOTE="EyeAppealingCoins, post: 3316238, member: 96749"]What "facts" do you speak of? The facts (as opposed to conclusions) are not seriously disputed. Carr takes genuine U.S. coins and overstrikes them using homemade dies. Those homemade dies are made in the likeness and similitude to official U.S. coin designs, but he changes the date. There is nothing to suggest that the government and specifically the Department of Treasury has authorized him to produce, maintain, and use the said dies. What part do you dispute?</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the conclusions, the statutes and binding FTC opinions are entitled to the force of law. The FTC has said that it is possible to alter an original numismatic item to violate the "copy" marking requirement. 16 CFR 304.1(d). The FTC has also handed down an opinion that found (1) the intent of the producer is not relevant for purposes of the HPA and (2) using fictitious dates does not save a coin from being considered a "counterfeit, copy or reproduction". It is the FTC's opinion and not mine or yours that matters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeAppealingCoins, post: 3316238, member: 96749"]What "facts" do you speak of? The facts (as opposed to conclusions) are not seriously disputed. Carr takes genuine U.S. coins and overstrikes them using homemade dies. Those homemade dies are made in the likeness and similitude to official U.S. coin designs, but he changes the date. There is nothing to suggest that the government and specifically the Department of Treasury has authorized him to produce, maintain, and use the said dies. What part do you dispute? As for the conclusions, the statutes and binding FTC opinions are entitled to the force of law. The FTC has said that it is possible to alter an original numismatic item to violate the "copy" marking requirement. 16 CFR 304.1(d). The FTC has also handed down an opinion that found (1) the intent of the producer is not relevant for purposes of the HPA and (2) using fictitious dates does not save a coin from being considered a "counterfeit, copy or reproduction". It is the FTC's opinion and not mine or yours that matters.[/QUOTE]
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