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<p>[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 2107915, member: 19250"]You can always ask the Secret Service and or the FBI as owning any item that depicting US currency be it coin or paper is a FEDERAL OFFENSE! Punishment is The Federal Pen, for 20 years or less and you can be find also!</p><p>I know this as fact as my father was a Federal Reserve Agent. He worked in both non cash { checks, money orders, other negotiate instrument. Bonds,stamps issued by the US government or US treasury) , he also issued and destroyed US currency .</p><p>Now it may be true that for one coin the Fed's are not going to raid your home in the middle of the night.</p><p>But I personally would be very careful , as it's not worth 20 years 1st. Offense and a Federal criminal record!</p><p>And if you think it can't happen well think again.</p><p>If you own such an item you need to surrender it ASAP or as soon as you realize it's counterfeit . Ignorance is not an acceptable excuse. As if you show anyone the item and state that it's counterfeit or known to be counterfeit your guilty .</p><p>Any item that looks similar to the above mentioned items,must be marked COPY large enough so no intention can be made to be real or use as legal tender.</p><p>As a nickel collector I have seen many times the 1941 counterfeit (Henning nickels) and never would own one.</p><p>As they could land you in jail.</p><p>As the internet is open for ALL to see.... a word of advise if you do own something that you do not intend to turn in that is counterfeit don't post it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 2107915, member: 19250"]You can always ask the Secret Service and or the FBI as owning any item that depicting US currency be it coin or paper is a FEDERAL OFFENSE! Punishment is The Federal Pen, for 20 years or less and you can be find also! I know this as fact as my father was a Federal Reserve Agent. He worked in both non cash { checks, money orders, other negotiate instrument. Bonds,stamps issued by the US government or US treasury) , he also issued and destroyed US currency . Now it may be true that for one coin the Fed's are not going to raid your home in the middle of the night. But I personally would be very careful , as it's not worth 20 years 1st. Offense and a Federal criminal record! And if you think it can't happen well think again. If you own such an item you need to surrender it ASAP or as soon as you realize it's counterfeit . Ignorance is not an acceptable excuse. As if you show anyone the item and state that it's counterfeit or known to be counterfeit your guilty . Any item that looks similar to the above mentioned items,must be marked COPY large enough so no intention can be made to be real or use as legal tender. As a nickel collector I have seen many times the 1941 counterfeit (Henning nickels) and never would own one. As they could land you in jail. As the internet is open for ALL to see.... a word of advise if you do own something that you do not intend to turn in that is counterfeit don't post it. .[/QUOTE]
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