Does the Hobby Protection Act require sellers of contemporary counterfeits to mark them COPY?

Zoins

With the 2016 update to the Hobby Protection Act, sellers and those that provide assistance are now covered along with manufacturers.

If sellers are covered does that mean that contemporary counterfeits that are sold after 2016 need to be marked COPY, regardless of whether they were manufactured before or after 1973? Does the law need to be have a clear exception for contemporary counterfeits or pieces made before 1973?

BStrauss3

Not according to Cornell

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2105 (click on the NOTES tab)

Their note says the 1973 date from the original law is still applicable...

coindeuce

"Does the law need to be have a clear exception for contemporary counterfeits or pieces made before 1973?"

It has been, is and always will be unlawful to manufacture or sell counterfeits of official U.S. coins regardless of time of manufacture.
The 2016 update to the 1973 HPA is somewhat redundant.
Although the intent of existing U.S. Code applied to exact reproductions, there have been judicial cases widening the scope of what is unlawful. Von Nothaus is a de facto example.

1940coupe

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