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Is this legal? (1971 counterstamped silver dollar)

1984worldcoins1984worldcoins Posts: 628 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 1, 2022 12:42AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I bought this interesting coin and my question is, was this action, made on this silver dollar legal, back in 1984? If I take 2000 pieces of a, lets say, 1 dollar coin, year 2001 and counterstamp them with whatever I like and sell them in USA, is my action legal?

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  • baddogssbaddogss Posts: 1,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1984worldcoins Could be a Mel Wacks counter stamped coin. He's done quite a few of them commemorating different events over the years. I have a few of his counter stamped coins (see photo).

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes. It was - and is - legal.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 1, 2022 2:37AM

    Is that a 40% silver dollar or is it a clad dollar? Mel Wacks does great work and his counter stamped coins are very collectable. B)

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Aren't most of the Mel Wacks Ikes 40%?

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mel Wacks stamped coins usually command a premium. His stamps commemorate significant events and are very well done. Cheers, RickO

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