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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benveniste, post: 1835091, member: 25547&quot;]In the U.S., you can&#039;t really <u>own</u> counterfeit coins, because no title can be created in them.&nbsp; The Federal government reserves the right to seize them without paying compensation except possibly for any bullion value.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a result, &quot;buying&quot; or &quot;selling&quot; counterfeits is a bit confusing as well.&nbsp; I&#039;m using scare quotes because the any contract would fail for lack of title as well.&nbsp; In theory 18 USC §489 <i>could </i>be interpreted to cover such transactions, but the DOJ is currently not interpreting that section in that manner:</p><p><a href="http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01460.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01460.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01460.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is not legal advice; contact a lawyer to ask about any specific real world situations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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