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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2964177, member: 4781&quot;]None of this takes into consideration the over-striking of genuine coins to clearly impart a date which was never issued.</p><p><br /></p><p>The outfit that produced the &quot;fantasy-date&quot; German Wilhelm gold coins struck them on virgin blanks (so they were not alterations to genuine coins), and they marketed the coins with claims that they were official German mint restrikes. This indicated a fraudulent intent.</p><p><br /></p><p>The definition of &quot;Original Numismatic Item&quot; in the Hobby Protection Act indicates that a protected item must have been previously <i>issued </i>as part of a coinage. 1964 Peace Dollars were never issued - the US Treasury Department says so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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