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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1373225, member: 31533"]Interesting about the Canadian Laws surrounding this, if I'm interpreting it correctly (well, let's just say in a convoluted sense).</p><p><br /></p><p>Melting current coins is against the law. But if a coin is bent, mutilated, or defaced, it is not current. So technically, you might be able to melt those without violating the melting law. Of those, though, actually defacing the coin is against the law. I don't know if bending or mutilating the coin, though is considered an offense. If it is not, or if someone else mutilates its or bends it and you then melt it.....does that mean that that is legal????? Since a bent or mutilated coin is not 'current' and only current coins are prohibited from being melted.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seems there might be some sort of loophole up north, eh by?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1373225, member: 31533"]Interesting about the Canadian Laws surrounding this, if I'm interpreting it correctly (well, let's just say in a convoluted sense). Melting current coins is against the law. But if a coin is bent, mutilated, or defaced, it is not current. So technically, you might be able to melt those without violating the melting law. Of those, though, actually defacing the coin is against the law. I don't know if bending or mutilating the coin, though is considered an offense. If it is not, or if someone else mutilates its or bends it and you then melt it.....does that mean that that is legal????? Since a bent or mutilated coin is not 'current' and only current coins are prohibited from being melted. Seems there might be some sort of loophole up north, eh by?[/QUOTE]
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