[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR304.6]

[Page 243]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 304_RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE HOBBY PROTECTION ACT--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 304.6  Marking requirements for imitation numismatic items.

    (a) An imitation numismatic item which is manufactured in the United 
States, or imported into the United States for introduction into or 
distribution in commerce, shall be plainly and permanently marked 
``COPY''.
    (b) The word ``COPY'' shall be marked upon the item legibly, 
conspicuously, and nondeceptively, and in accordance with the further 
requirements of these regulations.
    (1) The word ``COPY'' shall appear in capital letters, in the 
English language.
    (2) The word ``COPY'' shall be marked on either the obverse or the 
reverse surface of the item. It shall not be marked on the edge of the 
item.
    (3) An imitation numismatic item of incusable material shall be 
incused with the word ``COPY'' in sans-serif letters having a vertical 
dimension of not less than two millimeters (2.0 mm) or not less than 
one-sixth of the diameter of the reproduction, and a minimum depth of 
three-tenths of one millimeter (0.3 mm) or to one-half (\1/2\) the 
thickness of the reproduction, whichever is the lesser. The minimum 
total horizontal dimension of the word ``COPY'' shall be six millimeters 
(6.0 mm) or not less than one-half of the diameter of the reproduction.
    (4) An imitation numismatic item composed of nonincusable material 
shall be imprinted with the word ``COPY'' in sans-serif letters having a 
vertical dimension of not less than two millimeters (2.0 mm) or not less 
than one-sixth of the diameter of the reproduction. The minimum total 
horizontal dimension of the word ``COPY'' shall be six millimeters (6.0 
mm) or not less than one-half of the diameter of the reproduction.

[40 FR 5496, Feb. 6, 1975, as amended at 53 FR 38942, Oct. 4, 1988]