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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1076887, member: 17919&quot;]The Hobby Protection Act is the main law that covers deceitful copies of collector coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sec. 304.6 Marking requirements for imitation numismatic items.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (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 &quot;COPY&quot;. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) The word &quot;COPY&quot; shall be marked upon the item legibly, conspicuously, and nondeceptively, and in accordance with the further requirements of these regulations. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) The word &quot;COPY&quot; shall appear in capital letters, in the English language. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) The word &quot;COPY&quot; 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) An imitation numismatic item of incusable material shall be incused with the word &quot;COPY&quot; 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 &quot;COPY&quot; shall be six millimeters (6.0 mm) or not less than one-half of the diameter of the reproduction. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) An imitation numismatic item composed of nonincusable material shall be imprinted with the word &quot;COPY&quot; 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 &quot;COPY&quot; shall be six millimeters (6.0 mm) or not less than one-half of the diameter of the reproduction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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