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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2156729, member: 4781&quot;]Every work of &quot;art&quot; is based on (or influenced by) things that came before it. For example, the Barber &quot;Liberty Head&quot; may have been based on the French Ceres Head of 1849 (shown mirrored for comparison): <img src="http://www.designscomputed.com/coin_pics/ceres.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And both of these were ultimately influenced by ancient coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is my over-strike a &quot;copy&quot; if it was made by stamping over an earlier coin of the same design ?&nbsp;&nbsp; Or is it an altered or defaced coin rather than a &quot;copy&quot; ?&nbsp;&nbsp; This aspect is one of the notions that is challenged by my over-strikes. And that is often the purpose of art - to challenge one&#039;s perception and beliefs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to admit that I am a &quot;coin nerd&quot;. When I think of a coin that I would like myself as a collector, I make some. That is the main motivation. And if other collectors like them and want to buy them, that is an added bonus.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I really wanted to make more money, I would grow my operation, hire some employees, and produce much larger quantities of things. But I prefer to remain a small one-man operation and treat this more like a hobby rather than a business.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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