18 U.S.C. § 486 — Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal

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It's a federal crime to make, utter, or pass fake coins meant to be used as money, unless the law allows it. This covers coins that look like U.S. or foreign coins, or coins of an original design, made of gold, silver, or other metal. Violators can be fined or imprisoned up to five years, or both.

This law makes it a crime for anyone — unless authorized by law — to make, utter, or pass (or attempt to make, utter, or pass) coins made of gold, silver, other metal, or metal alloys, when those coins are intended for use as current money. This applies whether the coins resemble real U.S. coins, real foreign coins, or are of an entirely original design, as long as they're meant for use as money. Anyone who violates this law can be fined under the general federal fine rules, or imprisoned for up to five years, or both.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whoever, except as authorized by law, makes or utters or passes, or attempts to utter or pass, any coins of gold or silver or other metal, or alloys of metals, intended for use as current money, whether in the resemblance of coins of the United States or of foreign countries, or of original design, shall be fined under this title 1 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 709; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 709
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147

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