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Message:: [QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 3891113, member: 28550"]I think they're collectible as counterfeits, and the main difference between adding one to your collection and adding a placeholder marked "copy" is the size of the "copy" notification. When these were sold by the counterfeiter to deceive, that was a criminal act. Yet, there is something piratical and charming about the Omega pieces, which often have more clarity and fineness of strike than the real mint issues did for those years. Collecting them is a bit like collecting North Korean forged "superbills" or buying a 20th century  Rembrandt with "painted by John Myatt" painted under it in lead paint. As long as the buyer knows what they're getting, I don't see this as harmful to the hobby. On a related note - did anyone ever come forward as the Omega forger?[/QUOTE]