18 U.S.C. § 488
Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins
Whoever, within the United States, without lawful authority, makes any die, hub, or mold, or any part thereof, either of steel or of plaster, or of any other substance, in the likeness or similitude, as to the design or the inscription thereon, of any die, hub, or mold designated for the coining of the genuine coin of any foreign government; or
Whoever, without lawful authority, possesses any such die, hub, or mold, or any part thereof, or conceals, or knowingly suffers the same to be used for the counterfeiting of any foreign coin—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1936–1991 · leading case: United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Gary A. Skillman, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Gary A. Skillman, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee (1991)
“, the defendant is convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 488 (h)), increase by 7 levels.”
Hite v. United States (1948)
“Likewise, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 488 . 2 Jerome v. United States, 318 U.”
Anderson v. Rives (1936)
“1146 , § 297 ( 18 U.S.C.A. § 488 ) “Whoever, upon the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, willfully and corruptly casts away or otherwise destroys any vessel, of which he is owner, in whole or in part, with intent…”
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