Nickeles and Pennies Law past no Melting

Well, my hobby isnt melting coins but yeah...fight the power...its my coin I should be able to melt it is I like.

 

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since this law has passed, are the copper pre 1982 pennies still worth saving?

 

was it no already illegal to destroy currency?

United States Code
TITLE 18
PART I
CHAPTER 17
§ 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=defaces&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000331----000-.html

“Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes,
falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of
the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current
or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States;
or whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or
sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into
the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered,
defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or
lightened— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.”

 

never mind, I guess the word 'fraudulently' answered my question.

I guess melting down coins its fraudulent

 

This law seems wise and a good way to protect America's assets.

 

Considering the melting point of copper, 1084.62 °C (1984.32 °F),and nickel , 1455 °C (2651 °F)
it's not a simple task for the average Joe to undertake in his back yard, though this is still not right.

 

i agree

 

I dont see any problem in the US mint trying to make sure people dont distroy and or try to make profit from are national coinage. As far as I know the US dosnt melt any other coutrys coins. I could be wrong, but if the US did, then these actaions would be pretty hypocritical.

 

For purposes of the coin forums, let's just recognize that there are deep-seated differences of opinion on the merits of the Mint decision, and direct any further discussion of that question where it belongs - the Politics, Religion and World Events forum.

 

The way I see it and it might be naive is that I worked and earned those pennies...thus they are mine to do with as I like. It not like I can take them to the government and demand their silver or gold value...cash them in.

 

Drusus - I guess you didn't read the previous post.