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[CITE: 18USC486]

 
                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                 CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
 
Sec. 486. Uttering coins of gold, silver or other metal

    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.
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    \1\ See 1994 Amendment note below.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 709; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 281 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 167, 35 Stat. 1120).
    Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary 
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
    Changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322, which directed the amendment of this section 
by substituting ``fined under this title'' for ``fined not more than 
$2,000'', was executed by making the substitution for ``fined not more 
than $3,000'', to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 981, 982 of this title.