18 U.S.C. § 485
Coins or bars
Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits any coin or bar in resemblance or similitude of any coin of a denomination higher than 5 cents or any gold or silver bar coined or stamped at any mint or assay office of the United States, or in resemblance or similitude of any foreign gold or silver coin current in the United States or in actual use and circulation as money within the United States; or
Whoever passes, utters, publishes, sells, possesses, or brings into the United States any false, forged, or counterfeit coin or bar, knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeit, with intent to defraud any body politic or corporate, or any person, or attempts the commission of any offense described in this paragraph—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1936–2021 · leading case: United States v. Eric Nelson Bertram
United States v. Eric Nelson Bertram (1983)
“The agent immediately arrested Bertram for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 485 . 1 During a subsequent search of Bertram’s person, a Smith & Wesson 9 mm pistol and a North American Arms .”
United States v. Charles P. Bourassa (1969)
“This appeal follows conviction by a jury verdict on charges of possessing and passing counterfeit coins in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 485 and on a bail jumping offense under 18 U.”
United States v. H. Coleman Yeatts (1981)
“Coleman Yeatts was convicted, after trial by jury, for possession of counterfeit United States gold coins with intent to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 485 . 1 He appeals, urging four grounds of error.”
Trevor Drakes v. Charles W. Zimski, Acting Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service Janet Reno, Attorney Gener (2001)
“, 18 U.S.C. § 485 (prohibiting forgery of coins or bars in denominations greater than five cents).”
United States v. Loren Robie Wilson (1971)
“Restamping of Genuine Coins Fairman, Hatcher and Wilson argue that the evidence submitted upon certain counts charging the counterfeiting of 1955 dimes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 485 6 demonstrated that the coins were *212 not counterfeited but were altered within the meaning…”
United States v. Perry Reich (2007)
“, 18 U.S.C. § 485 (requiring an “intent to defraud” to “pass[], utter[], publish[], [or] sell[]” counterfeit coins or bars, but not to “falsely make[], forgef ], or counterfeit]” such coins or bars (emphasis added)); 18 U.”
United States v. Veal (1998)
“1981) (interpreting “coin” in 18 U.S.C. § 485 in a nonrestrictive *1247 manner to include counterfeit coins that are not current legal tender).”
United States v. Jonathan Kirschner (2021)
“§ 912 , and one count of importing counterfeit coins and bars with in- tent to defraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 485 . In the plea agreement, the parties agreed that the sentencing judge may impose any “reasonable sentence” up to the statutory maxi- mums—three years for the §…”
United States v. Robert L. Cardillo (1983)
“Cardillo was convicted of possessing counterfeit United States coins with intent to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 485 . He appeals, pro se, from that conviction.”
United States v. Paul Gary Ratner, A/K/A Richard M. Parlato, A/K/A Michael Lemoine (1972)
“BELL, Circuit Judge: Appellant was convicted for violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 485 , 1 in that he possessed eleven counterfeit gold coins with intent to defraud.”
United States v. Barney A. Gertz, Owner of 3,827 Coins Being Likenesses of the 1847 'Hapa Haneri' Issued by the Hawaiian (1957)
“” Substantially the same language is used with regard to foreign coins affected by 18 U.S.C.A. § 485 , relating to falsely made, forged, or counterfeited coins.”
Dale De Roche v. United States (1964)
“Dale De Roche appeals from a judgment convicting him of attempting to pass forged and counterfeit coins [18 U. S.C. § 485] as charged in Count I of a three-count information.”
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