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The Hobby Protection Act – United States

Bill O'Rourke — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:04:40 +0000

The recent rash of counterfeit coins reaching the United States from the Orient has prompted a few questions about the "Hobby Protection Act" here in the United States of America. I thought that it might be a good idea to add the text of the "Hobby Protection Act" as an article.

Counterfeit Coins Are Everywhere

Bill O'Rourke — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:48:10 +0000

There are huge operations in China that do nothing but produce counterfeit coins. These are not just the usual, "run of the mill" fakes that have been made for years. Some of these are good enough to fool the experts.

The 1943 Lincoln Penny (Cent) and Others!

Bill O'Rourke — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:19:24 +0000

There are some rare pennies (cents) that are struck on the wrong planchets. A planchet is the little disk of metal that is prepared to be struck into a coin.