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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 671819, member: 6370&quot;]Well, if those people are selling unmarked fakes then indeed they are breaking the law...even if they are selling them as fakes. I have never seen unmarked fakes being sold openly at coin shows AS fakes so...I dont see why there would need to be fake coin police <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Posted this before but lets bone up and get the US law that pertains to this:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>d) Imitation numismatic item means an item which purports to be, but in fact is not, an original numismatic item or which is a reproduction, copy, or counterfeit of an original numismatic item. Such term includes an original numismatic item which has been altered or modified in such a manner that it could reasonably purport to be an original numismatic item other than the one which was altered or modified. The term shall not include any re-issue or re-strike of any original numismatic item by the United States or any foreign government.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Imitation numismatic items subject to the Act shall be marked in conformity with the requirements of the Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Any violation of these regulations shall constitute a violation of the Act and of the Federal Trade Commission Act.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any person engaged in the manufacturing, or importation into the United States for introduction into or distribution in commerce, of imitation numismatic items shall be subject to the requirements of the Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An imitation numismatic item which is manufactured in the United States, or imported into the United States for introduction into or distribution in commerce, shall be plainly and permanently marked ``COPY&#039;&#039;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The word ``COPY&#039;&#039; shall be marked upon the item legibly, conspicuously, and nondeceptively, and in accordance with the further requirements of these regulations.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The word ``COPY&#039;&#039; shall appear in capital letters, in the English language.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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