Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 487


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 487. Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins

      Whoever, without lawful authority, makes any die, hub, or mold,
    or any part thereof, either of steel or plaster, or any other
    substance, in likeness or similitude, as to the design or the
    inscription thereon, of any die, hub, or mold designated for the
    coining or making of any of the genuine gold, silver, nickel,
    bronze, copper, or other coins coined at the mints of the United
    States; or
      Whoever, without lawful authority, possesses any such die, hub,
    or mold, or any part thereof, or permits the same to be used for or
    in aid of the counterfeiting of any such coins of the United States
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      Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
    fifteen years, or both.



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