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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 656248, member: 4703&quot;]My gut reaction was “The cops goofed”, on the theory that the number of one cent coins usable as legal tender in a single transaction was limited, based on my recollection of research done many years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Had I posted that response, I would have to eat my words!</p><p><br /></p><p>§5103 of Title 31, United States Code, as currently in force reads simply:</p><p><br /></p><p>Nowhere else in federal law is there any restriction on the words “coins . . .are legal tender”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like nowadays any amount of coin may be used in payment of debts, or obligations to the government.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quibble over whether a particular obligation to pay money is a “debt” is irrelevant here, as there was unquestionably a “debt” involved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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