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<p>[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2154223, member: 34882"]Although these are very cool I just can't see how they are legal. I'm sure that the general public would easily mistake these as actual coins without knowing the dates certain coins were minted or that these are simply fantasy dates. Maybe not the collector that's buying them now; but at some point in the future in the chain of custody it's bound to occur. I find the 2009 ASE proof one the most fascinating because although sure it's a proof and has a 'DC' mint mark both that were never U.S. mint issued. I just can't see how someone can be essentially minting almost near identical current U.S. coinage and not be running afoul of the law. I mean the government made a big case over the Norfed liberty 'dollar' stuff (granted it included some other issues) but they let this slide?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2154223, member: 34882"]Although these are very cool I just can't see how they are legal. I'm sure that the general public would easily mistake these as actual coins without knowing the dates certain coins were minted or that these are simply fantasy dates. Maybe not the collector that's buying them now; but at some point in the future in the chain of custody it's bound to occur. I find the 2009 ASE proof one the most fascinating because although sure it's a proof and has a 'DC' mint mark both that were never U.S. mint issued. I just can't see how someone can be essentially minting almost near identical current U.S. coinage and not be running afoul of the law. I mean the government made a big case over the Norfed liberty 'dollar' stuff (granted it included some other issues) but they let this slide?[/QUOTE]
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