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<p>[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 904166, member: 23111"]<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Bust-Dollar-1801-Coin-Belt-Buckle-Silver-Tone-/220612295836?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item335d847c9c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Bust-Dollar-1801-Coin-Belt-Buckle-Silver-Tone-/220612295836?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item335d847c9c" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Bust-Dollar-1801-Coin-Belt-Buckle-Silver-Tone-/220612295836?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item335d847c9c</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking at multiple belt buckles containing old US Coins and ran across lots of them from this seller. They show the OBV & REV and they look identical to original US coins but there were no "copy" nor "replica" marks stamped on them anywhere. The seller says in the detailed description not to buy them as collectible because they have not been authenticated , but that seems sort of flimsy since a person clearly would not sell a $13,000.00 coin for $135.00 if they thought it was authentic. That being the case , one would realize that they are probably selling replica coins that do not contain the required "copy" stamp.</p><p>Seems like they are trying to skate around the counterfeiting laws.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 904166, member: 23111"][url]http://cgi.ebay.com/Bust-Dollar-1801-Coin-Belt-Buckle-Silver-Tone-/220612295836?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item335d847c9c[/url] I was looking at multiple belt buckles containing old US Coins and ran across lots of them from this seller. They show the OBV & REV and they look identical to original US coins but there were no "copy" nor "replica" marks stamped on them anywhere. The seller says in the detailed description not to buy them as collectible because they have not been authenticated , but that seems sort of flimsy since a person clearly would not sell a $13,000.00 coin for $135.00 if they thought it was authentic. That being the case , one would realize that they are probably selling replica coins that do not contain the required "copy" stamp. Seems like they are trying to skate around the counterfeiting laws.[/QUOTE]
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