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[-] Shawdow194@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States

[-] platypode@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago

This isn't a coin and doesn't appear to be an attempt at fraud, though

[-] db2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

The numbers are unaltered, it's legal but good luck using it in a machine.

[-] Perfide@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

Keyword "fraudulently". There's no fraud here, it's clearly a $100 bill still. Nothing illegal here.

That being said, good luck getting anyone except a bank to accept it. Once the bank has it they'll just send it off to be destroyed.

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Penny smushers in shambles

[-] CheezyWeezle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That's only applicable when someone is altering a coin for fraudulent purposes, such as changing a coin to appear as a different denomination, or melting down coins for their metal. Those acts are considered to be defrauding the United States. Defacing currency in a way that is not altering the denomination or attempting to defraud in some way is not punishable.

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