"Phil DeMayo" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:03:50 -0500, "Richard L. Hall"
wrote:

You noted some time ago that the ANA collection of counterfeits was
investigated by the Secret Service and they were given a letter from the
Secret Service saying that it was legal for the ANA to have that
collection.
I'm sure the Secret Service noted that the ANA didn't have any intent to
defraud anyone with their collection. And I'm sure the ANA wasn't allowed
to keep the collection solely because the Secret Service thought they were
the good guys.

The ANA collection of counterfiets was actually (or became) a
"reference" collection to aid in the identification of counterfeits.

Quite different than an individual "professional journalist"
attempting to do the same thing without the weight of the ANA as a
federally chartered educational oganization....or doing it without
anyone's permission.

And the operative phrase is that neither had an intent to defraud. You
really should learn the definition of counterfeit.