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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NOS, post: 1286255, member: 2098&quot;]Per the quoted URL above, the exact words of the law are as follows:</p><p>Sec. 304.6 Marking requirements for imitation numismatic items.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;(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 “COPY”.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This stands out to me clear as day: &quot;for introduction into or distribution in commerce,...&quot; That says it all right there. Clearly, importing replicas for your own personal use and <u>not</u> spending them at a food store or distributing them without the word &quot;COPY&quot; is <u>not</u> illegal. I scored high in English comprehension and it shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m beginning to like this Hobby Protection Act. I literally had no idea one way or the other if buying replica coins from a foreign country was in compliance or not as I couldn&#039;t care less what some law that was written before I was even born had to say about how I choose to enjoy my hobby. I also thought that this was interesting to read: &quot;...the United States be marked with the word “Copy” or the year of manufacture.&quot; So instead of having the word &quot;COPY&quot;, all you need to do to make them in compliance is to stamp them with the year you believe they were made. I guess if I were to select this option, I would stamp most of mine with 2007 or 2008 as that is when I bought them. Thanks for posting LindeDad, the link you posted was most enlightening.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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