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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 438624, member: 12965&quot;]<i>Sec. 304.6 Marking requirements for imitation numismatic items. </i><i>&nbsp; &nbsp; (a) 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 &quot;COPY&quot;.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He has said they came from China so that says the situation is already in violation of the HPA (importation clause) but if he didn&#039;t say that and &quot;claims&quot; they&#039;ve been in a trunk in the attic for 50 years, then they grandfather out of the HPA and the coins are not in violation, unless it can be proved otherwise. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The HPA was enacted on November 29th, 1973 so anything manufactured prior to that does not have to have the words COPY on it but anything that can be proved to have been manufactured after that date, will be in violation of the Act and the seller can be punished under the Act, regardless if they sell them as counterfeits or not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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