Making or possessing counterfeit dies for coins
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, without lawful authority, makes any die, hub, or mold, or any part thereof, either of steel or plaster, or any other substance, in likeness or similitude, as to the design or the inscription thereon, of any die, hub, or mold designated for the coining or making of any of the genuine gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper, or other coins coined at the mints of the United States; or
Whoever, without lawful authority, possesses any such die, hub, or mold, or any part thereof, or permits the same to be used for or in aid of the counterfeiting of any such coins of the United States—
Shall be or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 709 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime, without lawful authority, to make or possess dies or molds that copy those used to make U.S. coins, or to let them be used for counterfeiting.