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Message:: [QUOTE="BostonCoins, post: 2669081, member: 34720"]Though I appreciate your input, I think you are mistaken. I think this fits perfectly into the discussion at hand. As the OP stated, playing devils advocate, we are trying to define what a "coin" is. If you believe, as I do, that only legal issue tender qualifies, then any US coin issues (proof, special strike, etc...) can be considered a coin. With that being said, anything produced to imitate actual coins can be an issue from hobbyists to the general public with little to no information on the subject. There were laws passed that stated all coins issued that imitated or copied actual coin designs were to be stamped as a copy as to not confuse people. My example I chose to "pick on" were the Carr designs. He technically dodges the "copy" issue by issuing a Peace dollar that never existed. Yet, you show that 64 Peace and a 21 Peace to a young collector, and it's quite likely the person will think BOTH are real. That was my issue.[/QUOTE]