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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 3313989, member: 31533&quot;]Quick lesson in &#039;counterfeit&#039;:</p><p>coun·ter·feit</p><p>/ˈkoun(t)ərˌfit/</p><p><i>adjective</i></p><ol> <li>1.<br /> made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.<br /> &quot;two men were remanded on bail on a charge of passing counterfeit $10 bills&quot;<br /> synonyms: fake, faked, copied, forged, feigned, simulated, sham, spurious, bogus, imitation, substitute, dummy, ersatz; More<br /> <ul> <li><br /> </li> </ul></li> </ol><p><i>noun</i></p><ol> <li>1.<br /> a fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery.<br /> &quot;he knew the tapes to be counterfeits&quot;<br /> synonyms: fake, forgery, copy, reproduction, replica, imitation, likeness, lookalike, mock-up, dummy, substitute, fraud, sham; More<br /> </li> </ol><p><i>verb</i></p><ol> <li>1.<br /> imitate fraudulently.<br /> &quot;my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit&quot;<br /> synonyms: fake, forge, copy, reproduce, replicate, imitate, simulate, feign, falsify, sham;<br /> <i>informal</i>pirate<br /> &quot;my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit&quot;</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p>Re: Daniel Carr and his coins- he/they do not fit any of these definitions...</p><p>1)Not exact imitation and no intention to deceive or defraud. The dates used take care of that, as well as the fact that none of them are designed to go into circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) There is no fraudulent imitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) He provides fantasy coins. He is selling his art-work, as it were, in a legal market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now his coins may fit some of the synonyms used for&nbsp; &#039;counterfeit&#039;, but synonyms don&#039;t necessarily carry the exact same definitions as the word they are synonyms for, so they may be useful or they may be a watered-down version of the most accurate word.</p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest issue with trying to pin counterfeiting as a legitimate charge for him would be the intent to deceive or defraud. There is zilch. And as a criminal endeavor, intent or actual deception is pertinent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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