§ 485. — Coins or bars.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC485]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 25--COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 89-81, title II,
Sec. 211(a), July 23, 1965, 79 Stat. 257; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 277 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 163, 35 Stat. 1119).
Reference to persons causing, procuring, aiding or assisting was
omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made principals by section 2
of this title.
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative.
The provision for imprisonment for 10 years was changed to 15 years
to conform to sections 471 and 472 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000''.
1965--Pub. L. 89-81 struck out ``Gold or silver'' before ``Coins or
bars'' in section catchline, changed the description of the United
States coins covered in first par. from gold or silver coins to any coin
of a denomination higher than 5 cents, and made minor structural changes
in second par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 981, 982 of this title.
