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Message:: [QUOTE="dcarr, post: 2573283, member: 4781"]The FTC has not read the statutes that way, and only one court judge thought that the Freedom Tower Silver Dollar (FTSD) was a violation solely due to the "One Dollar" and In God We Trust" (IGWT) inscriptions. That judge's conclusions have been criticized as being off the mark by some well-known attorneys. If it was actually the case that "One Dollar" and/or IGWT on a token was a violation, then every "One Dollar" casino token would be a violation. But they aren't, without additional circumstances. Numerous foreign coins also have the inscription "One Dollar". Congress did not intend to outlaw the use of "One Dollar" on tokens. Nor did they intend to outlaw the use of IGWT on private tokens. Image the public outcry if, for example, a bus company was told that they had to remove IGWT from their tokens. The point that you have not brought up concerning the Demarco vs National Collectors Mint (NCM) case is that NCM intentionally engaged in deceptive advertising regarding the FTSD. And that is what they actually got in trouble for.[/QUOTE]