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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3972835, member: 27832&quot;]Sigh, I knew sooner or later this would turn into a Carr thread. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Von Nothaus struck bare metal into dollar-denominated coins, with the intention for them to circulate as money, competing with US dollars. That&#039;s exactly the sort of activity that even the most ancient anti-counterfeiting statutes sought to eliminate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carr <i>restrikes</i> coins <i>with the same denomination</i>, having <i>no</i> effect on the money supply. Now, <i>fraudulently</i> altering a coin to appear to be one with a higher numismatic value is, well, fraud. Restriking a valid coin into a not-previously-existent variety, and marketing it transparently? That&#039;s a tougher call. It&#039;s hard to distinguish from, say, carving a hobo nickel or a love token.</p><p><br /></p><p>So far, nobody has been able to convince any law-enforcement authority that Carr&#039;s work justifies prosecution. As I understand it, at least one person has tried.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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