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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinchemistry 2012, post: 2553450, member: 28107&quot;]If anyone does care, the word &quot;COPY&quot; appears on the eagle.&nbsp; I do not think it is conspicuous.&nbsp; What do you all think?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ncmint.com/the-2-5-million-dollar-morgan-tribute-proof-set/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ncmint.com/the-2-5-million-dollar-morgan-tribute-proof-set/" rel="nofollow">http://ncmint.com/the-2-5-million-dollar-morgan-tribute-proof-set/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the relevant marking requirements per the HPA:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>§304.6 Marking requirements for imitation numismatic items.</b></font></p><p>(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”.</p><p><br /></p><p>(b) The word “COPY” shall be marked upon the item legibly, <u><b>conspicuously</b></u>, and nondeceptively, and in accordance with the further requirements of these regulations.</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) The word “COPY” shall appear in capital letters, in the English language.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) The word “COPY” shall be marked on either the obverse or the reverse surface of the item. It shall not be marked on the edge of the item.</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) An imitation numismatic item of incusable material shall be incused with the word “COPY” in sans-serif letters having a vertical dimension of not less than two millimeters (2.0 mm) or not less than one-sixth of the diameter of the reproduction, and a minimum depth of three-tenths of one millimeter (0.3 mm) or to one-half ( 1⁄2 ) the thickness of the reproduction, whichever is the lesser. The minimum total horizontal dimension of the word “COPY” shall be six millimeters (6.0 mm) or not less than one-half of the diameter of the reproduction.</p><p><br /></p><p>(4) An imitation numismatic item composed of nonincusable material shall be imprinted with the word “COPY” in sans-serif letters having a vertical dimension of not less than two millimeters (2.0 mm) or not less than one-sixth of the diameter of the reproduction. The minimum total horizontal dimension of the word “COPY” shall be six millimeters (6.0 mm) or not less than one-half of the diameter of the reproduction.</p><p><br /></p><p>[40 FR 5496, Feb. 6, 1975, as amended at 53 FR 38942, Oct. 4, 1988][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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