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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MajorMatt, post: 941134, member: 24597&quot;]For heck of it I went to the US Secret Service site to see what they had on possession of counterfeit money. This is just for FYI, I am not a lawyer. Heck, I even have some of those Lincoln cents with him smoking a pipe that you get from the amusement park</p><p><br /></p><p>_____________________</p><p><br /></p><p>Manufacturing counterfeit United States currency or altering genuine currency to increase its value is a violation of Title 18, Section 471 of the United States Code and is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 15 years, or both. </p><p><br /></p><p>Possession of counterfeit United States obligations with fraudulent intent is a violation of Title 18, Section 472 of the United States Code and is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 15 years, or both. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who manufactures a counterfeit U.S. coin in any denomination above five cents is subject to the same penalties as all other counterfeiters. Anyone who alters a genuine coin to increase its numismatic value is in violation of Title 18, Section 331 of the United States Code, which is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to five years, or both. </p><p><br /></p><p>Forging, altering, or trafficking in United States Government checks, bonds or other obligations is a violation of Title 18, Section 510 of the United States Code and is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both. </p><p><br /></p><p>Printed reproductions, including photographs of paper currency, checks, bonds, postage stamps, revenue stamps, and securities of the United States and foreign governments (except under the conditions previously listed) are violations of Title 18, Section 474 of the United States Code. Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 15 years, or both. </p><p><br /></p><p>_____________________</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.secretservice.gov/money_law.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.secretservice.gov/money_law.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.secretservice.gov/money_law.shtml</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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