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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 816093, member: 66&quot;]How about the British proof gilt copper farthings, half pence and pence of the late 18th early 19th century?&nbsp; They came from the mint that way. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; There are some other foreign coins that also come from their mints with a gold plating. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes I know you mean any coin that is gold plated AFTER it leaves the mint is concidered junk.&nbsp; I agree.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>True for coins, not true for paper currency.&nbsp; It IS illegal to mutilate or deface paper currency so that it is unfit for reissuing.&nbsp; No fraudulent intent needed.&nbsp;&nbsp; As long as you render it unfit to be reissued it is illegal</p><p><br /></p><p>Title 18 chapter 17 sec 333</p><p>Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or</p><p>unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank</p><p>bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national</p><p>banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal</p><p>Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note,</p><p>or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined</p><p>under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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