And lo, it came about, that on Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:55:18 -0700 in
rec.crafts.metalworking , Jon Anderson was inspired
to utter:

"David A. Webb" wrote:

Isn't it perfectly legal to destroy/mutulate currency as long as you
don't try to put it back into circulation?

There was a bit on TV some time back about a guy that does this.
Defacing currency was brought up, and it seems there's some provision
for making novelty coins as long as they are not used for gambling or
other illegal purposes. I made several two headed nickels back in the
70's. Over time, most have accidentally slipped away. (how often do you
check both sides of a coin before forking it over at the register...G)

The story as I have it is that I can mark, paint, added to, etc coin,
currency, etc as long as I do not intend to change the value there of.

In other words, as long as you don't try and pass off a double sided nickel
as worth ten cents, then what have you done? Removed one (two?) nickels from
circulation. (Not to mention the cost of the metal slug and the machine time.
Kind of like the story of the guy who would use a fifty cent piece to make
counterfeit quarters.)

In other words - a neat little project. As long as it is a "novelty" and
not meant to defraud, "way kool"

Now, can you do it with a dime? :-)

A Dutch dime? (Those were even smaller.)


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pyotr filipivich
Like I say, the two oldest cliches in the book are "The Good Old Days were
better." and "After all, these are Modern TImes."