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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 4239696, member: 46237&quot;]Not necessarily. Take for example a high school kid making exact copies of bills for a school project on monetary policy. No intent to defraud. Not counterfeiting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take also a club making a token for a club anniversary that is an exact copy of a classic US coin. No intent to defraud. Not counterfeiting.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a legal standpoint, whether you make the false currency, own it, or spend it, you <i><b>must</b></i> have intent to defraud for it to be counterfeiting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I will admit that what you&#039;re saying in your definition happens to be true <i>most of the time</i> because there frequently <i>is</i> intent to defraud, however, it is purely coincidental. Realize it is only the intent to defraud that makes it a counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p>You talk about difference of opinion, but I&#039;m not sharing my opinion here. I&#039;m providing the literal definition, with examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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