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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Defiant7, post: 455556, member: 1895&quot;]That is correct </p><p><br /></p><p>Section 11(1) of the Currency Act states that &quot;no person shall, except in accordance with a licence granted by the Minister (Minister of Finance), melt down, break up or use otherwise than as currency any coin that is current and legal tender in Canada.&quot; Furthermore, Section 456 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it a criminal offence to deface circulation coins: &quot;Every one who: (a)defaces a current coin, or (b)utters a current coin that has been defaced, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.&quot; The offence is not dependent on fraudulent intent.</p><p>-Royal Canadian Mint[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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