Nice sentiment, but anyone who has ever visited a federal penitentiary would not joke about it. The spirit of the law is to punish the unscrupulous and not honest collectors. I read the underlying position papers (its nice to have friends on Capitol Hill) and they clearly state that honest collectors and historians are not the target, in spite of the double-talk. "It's OK to have it, but you can't make it, wear it in public, or sell it to someone who might misuse it..." Sort of like the old marijuana laws... it is OK to have it, as long as you have a government tax stamp for it, which the government never printed, and in order to get the stamp you have to have the marijuana..." Double-talk. But in this instance, I think collectors are still OK. Just don't wear it in public, and don't sell it to someone who might... if they do, you're liable. Just like The Citadel's honor code, "a cadel will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do. I'll tell you what, I'll get one of my lawyers to do a little work on this. The one I have in mind was (or perhaps still is) the chief counsel for the Panama Canal Commission, and he hasn't got much to do... (update: apparently Dave is now an advisor to the secretary for Congressional affairs.) So relax. Give me some time and I'll get you an official position on all this. thanks, -the management.