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4) Counterfeits that do not have "COPY" stamped on them, or are reasonably "novelty" sized.
This technically includes Henning nickels, but those have historically been tolerated.
The COPY law only applies to items made since 1973 so it does not apply to the Henning counterfeits
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-Ancient coins are OK
This can be iffy. There are several countries whose coins before a certain date can't be imported due to "cultural heritage" laws. These coins can be confiscated and repatriated. Italy, Spain, and Turkey keep trying to get their issues on the restricted list which would pretty much include all ancient roman coins.
These relate to coins struck or used in the area that is modern Bulgaria
a. Pre-monetary media of exchange including "arrow money," bells, and bracelets. Approximate date: 13th century B.C. through 6th century B.C.
b. Thracian and Hellenistic coins struck in gold, silver, and bronze by city-states and kingdoms that operated in the territory of the modern Bulgarian state. This designation includes official coinages of Greek-using city-states and kingdoms, Sycthian and Celtic coinage, and local imitations of official issues. Also included are Greek coins from nearby regions that are found in Bulgaria. Approximate date: 6th century BC through the 1st century B.C.
c. Roman provincial coins - Locally produced coins usually struck in bronze or copper at mints in the territory of the modern state of Bulgaria. May also be silver, silver plate, or gold. Approximate date: 1st century BC through the 4th century A.D.
d. Coinage of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires and Byzantine Empire - Struck in gold, silver, and bronze by Bulgarian and Byzantine emperors at mints within the modern state of Bulgaria. Approximate date: 4th century A.D. through A.D. 1396.
e. Ottoman coins - Struck at mints within the modern state of Bulgaria. Approximate date: A.D. 1396 through A.D. 1750.
There are restrictions on "italian type coins"
The January 19, 2011 Federal Register contains a notice that restrictions are extended to certain coins of Italian type:
View the Government Record.
The categories of coins subject to the restrictions are as follows:
F. Coins of Italian Types—A type catalogue of listed currency and coins can be found in N.K. Rutter et al. (eds.), Historia Numorum: Italy (London, 2001). Others appear in G.F. Hill Coins of Ancient Sicily (Westminster, 1903).
1. Lumps of bronze (Aes Rude)— Irregular lumps of bronze used as an early medium of exchange in Italy from the 9th century B.C.
2. Bronze bars (Ramo Secco and Aes Signatum)—Cast bronze bars (whole or cut) used as a media of exchange in central Italy and Etruria from the 5th century B.C.
3. Cast coins (Aes Grave)—Cast bronze coins of Rome, Etruscan, and Italian cities from the 4th century B.C.
4. Struck coins—Struck coins of the Roman Republic and Etruscan cities produced in gold, silver, and bronze from the 3rd century B.C. to c. 211 B.C., including the ''Romano-Campanian'' coinage.
5. Struck colonial coinage—Struck bronze coins of Roman republican and early imperial colonies and municipia in Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia from the 3rd century B.C. to c. A.D. 37.
6. Coins of the Greek cities—Coins of the Greek cities in the southern Italian peninsula and in Sicily (Magna Graecia), cast or struck in gold, silver, and bronze, from the late 6th century B.C. to c. 200 B.C.
Source: Federal Register: January 19, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 12)
[Rules and Regulations] Pages 3012-3013.
The above restricted coins of Italian types can only be imported into the United States with an export certificate issued by the Republic of Italy or "satisfactory evidence" demonstrating that the coins were exported from or were outside of Italy at least 10 years prior to importation into the US or that the Coins were exported from or were outside of Italy before January 19, 2011. What constitutes "satisfactory evidence" is ultimately left to the discretion of Customs, but usually takes the form of a declaration by the importer and a statement by the consigner.
Source: Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act ("CPIA") § 307, 19 U.S.C. § 2606.
Under an agreement with China signed by Bush in Jan 2009 Chinese coins from before 907 AD can not be imported without a license from the Chinese government.
Coins of Cyprus
Coins of Cypriot Types
The restriction on Cypriot coins apparently includes all ancient coins from Cyprus. Coins of Cypriot types must have been exported from Cyprus prior to July 13, 2007 or import into the United States is prohibited (with exceptions for temporary museum exhibits).
Coins of Cypriot types made of gold, silver, and bronze including but not limited to:
1. Issues of the ancient kingdoms of Amathus, Kition, Kourion, Idalion, Lapethos, Marion, Paphos, Soli, and Salamis dating from the end of the 6th century B.C. to 332 B.C.
2. Issues of the Hellenistic period, such as those of Paphos, Salamis, and Kition from 332 B.C. to c. 30 B.C.
3. Provincial and local issues of the Roman period from c. 30 B.C. to 235 A.D. Often these have a bust or head on one side and the image of a temple (the Temple of Aphrodite at Palaipaphos) or statue (statue of Zeus Salaminios) on the other.
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