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When did “COPY” begin to get stamped on counterfeits?

1madman1madman Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭✭✭

I saw this auction tonight and it got me wondering when the word copy began to get stamped on fakes? Is this a new thing from the 1980s/1990s onward, or did this happen well before that? Are there contemporary counterfeits from ages ago with the word copy on them that are valuable?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/286026886119

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  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 2,862 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Copy" is required by law to be used on both replicas and counterfeits. The law does not make the distinction that you are offering.

    Contemporary counterfeits were used at the time of their circulation, as currency. Later counterfeits are copies of genuine coins and are replicas, too. They are not mutually exclusive.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,402 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lilolme nailed it.

    -----Burton
    ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")

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