Making or possessing likeness of coins
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, within the United States, makes or brings therein from any foreign country, or possesses with intent to sell, give away, or in any other manner uses the same, except under authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or other proper officer of the United States, any token, disk, or device in the likeness or similitude as to design, color, or the inscription thereon of any of the coins of the United States or of any foreign country issued as money, either under the authority of the United States or under the authority of any foreign government shall be .
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 709 (PDF, 39 MB); July 16, 1951, ch. 226, §3, 65 Stat. 122; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(B), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime, within the United States, to make, import, or possess to sell or use any token or disk that looks like a U.S. or foreign coin, unless the Treasury allows it.