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COUNTERFEIT COIN Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

Coin not genuine, but resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for genuine coin, including genuine coin prepared or altered so as to resemble or pass for coin of a higher denomination. U. S. v. Hopkins (D. C.) 2G Fed. 443; U. S. v. Bogart. 24 Fed. Cas. 1185

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