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<p>[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 1346359, member: 22476"]Hey, I have been meaning to post this for a while. Months ago, there was a guy on Pawn Stars that had a gold coin, and they did not know if it was real or counterfeit, but the pawn shop guy told him "Don't worry, even if it is counterfeit, if its still real gold, its still worth a lot of money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now this got me thinking, even though the coin was real gold, if it was a counterfeit, wouldn't the Feds have to confiscate it, by law? I mean, how could you legally sell a counterfeit U.S. coin that is still legal tender. That would be like printing your on fake bills or minting your own fake coins and using them, wouldn't it?</p><p><br /></p><p>(Oh, and if it helps, I believe this was a $20 gold piece we are talking about, here.)</p><p><br /></p><p>One more thing, I once read, many years ago, that it is legal for people to counterfeit pennies and nickels, but nothing higher. Is this true? (Not that I'd have any plans to counterfeit anything)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 1346359, member: 22476"]Hey, I have been meaning to post this for a while. Months ago, there was a guy on Pawn Stars that had a gold coin, and they did not know if it was real or counterfeit, but the pawn shop guy told him "Don't worry, even if it is counterfeit, if its still real gold, its still worth a lot of money. Now this got me thinking, even though the coin was real gold, if it was a counterfeit, wouldn't the Feds have to confiscate it, by law? I mean, how could you legally sell a counterfeit U.S. coin that is still legal tender. That would be like printing your on fake bills or minting your own fake coins and using them, wouldn't it? (Oh, and if it helps, I believe this was a $20 gold piece we are talking about, here.) One more thing, I once read, many years ago, that it is legal for people to counterfeit pennies and nickels, but nothing higher. Is this true? (Not that I'd have any plans to counterfeit anything)[/QUOTE]
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