§ 477
Counterfeiting coin or bullion
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person who counterfeits any of the species of gold or silver coin current in this State, or any kind or species of gold dust, gold or silver bullion, or bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets, or who sells, passes, or gives in payment such counterfeit coin, dust, bullion, bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets, or permits, causes, or procures the same to be sold, uttered, or passed, with intention to defraud any person, knowing the same to be counterfeited, is guilty of counterfeiting.
History: Enacted 1872.
Simplified explanation
Counterfeiting gold or silver coin, gold dust, or bullion, or knowingly selling or passing such counterfeits, with intent to defraud, is counterfeiting; the punishment is set in Section 478.