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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1354819, member: 18157&quot;]I agree that the law could use a review. I&#039;ve seen quite a number of fakes (good and bad) on eBay (which I report). I&#039;ve bought (and returned) 4-5 pieces myself. One was an 1825 half cent that was nearly perfect. I would never have detected it had I not been very familiar with that particular issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know through how many hands these coins pass before they reach eBay or the intent of the Seller...but they&#039;re out there. If we can&#039;t protect the integrity of the hobby, it will severely limit new collectors entering the hobby (imho). Misrepresented coins not only cheat the victim, but they affect the value of all coins in the marketplace. Many collectors won&#039;t even buy raw coins anymore...not expensive ones, anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a picture of a <i><b>replica </b></i>First Spouse coin...if it wasn&#039;t marked &quot;<b>COPY</b>&quot; on the Reverse, could you detect that it as a fake? <b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Why is having that mark on the Reverse so objectionable (when it is, in fact, a copy)?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/da04_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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