18 U.S.C. § 490 — Minor coins

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It's a federal crime to counterfeit a U.S. one-cent or 5-cent coin. It's also a crime to pass, sell, or bring in such a fake coin meaning to defraud someone. Violators can be fined or imprisoned up to three years, or both.

This law covers fake pennies and nickels. First, it's a crime to falsely make, forge, or counterfeit any coin that resembles a genuine U.S. one-cent or 5-cent coin. Second, it's a crime to pass, utter, publish, or sell such a fake coin, or to bring it into the United States, or to possess it — when done with intent to defraud someone. Anyone convicted can be fined under the general federal fine rules, or imprisoned for up to three years, or both.

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

Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits any coin in the resemblance or similitude of any of the one-cent and 5-cent coins minted at the mints of the United States; or

Whoever passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or brings into the United States, or possesses any such false, forged, or counterfeited coin, with intent to defraud any person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 709; Pub. L. 98–216, § 3(b)(1), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), 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
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-216 · 98 Stat. 6
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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