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 1120 SIXTIETH oosennss. sm. II. on. 2,21. 1909. utter, publish, or sell, or attempt to pass, utter, publish, or sell,_or bring into the United States or any p ace subject to the jurisdiction thereof, from any foreign place, knowing the same to be defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished falsified, scaled, or lightened, with intent to defraud any person whomsoever, or shall have in his possession an such defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsi ed,_ scaled, or lightened coin, knowing the same to be defaced, mutilated, im aired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or lightened, with intent to mnisnmenem. degaud any rson whomsoever, shall be fined not more than two '· thousand dollgers and imprisoned not more than five years. nemsms coins by Sec. 166. If any of the old or silver coins struck or coined at any °$?°‘§f’Qi,‘_° g'2§l}f‘p_ of the mints of the Unitedg States shall be debased, or made worse as mw- to the proportion of fine gold or fine silver therein contained, or shall be of less we` ht or value than the same ought to be, pursuant to law, or if any of 1516 scales or weights used at any of the mints or assay offices of the United States shall be deface, altered, increased, or diminished through the fault or cormivance of any officer or person employed at the said mints or assay offices, with a fraudulent intent; or 1f any such officer or person shall embezzle any of the metals at any time committed to his charge for the purpose of being coined, or any of the coins struck or coined at the said mi11ts, or any medals, coms, or other moneys of said mints or assay offices at any time committed to his charge, or of which he may have assumed the charge, eve such officer or person who commits any of the said offenses Punishment rm-. shallybe fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than tweam. _ llnkinzor uttering Sec. 167. oever, except as authorized by law, shall make or §°glZyT°”°m° mg cause to be made, or shall utter or pass, or attempt to utter or pass, m§;_ S·· “°· ““· P- any coins of gold or silver or other metal, or alloys of metals, intended for the use and purpose of current money, whether in the resemblance of coins of the United States or of foreign countries, or of original mnuhmm, M_ design, shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or` im risoned not more than five years, or both. dggikins cuneglng Sec. 168. Whoever, not lawfully authorized, shall make, issue, or .»nn,°°° ° ° pass, or cause to be made, issued, or passed, any com, card, token, or ug S·· '°°- 5*62- P- device in metal, or its compounds, w ich may be intended to be used as money for any one-cent two-cent, three-cent, or five·cent piece, rims11mm: sn. now or hereafter authorized by law, or for coins of equal value, shall be fineld nog more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more t an ve years. counoq-rem¤g.ew.. Sec. 169. Whoever, without lawful authorit, shall make or cause &°$,,f_°r l“"l°°d Sm" or procure to be made, or shall willingly aid oi? assist in making, any V°l· ’“· P- 7*2- die, hub, or mold, or any part thereof, either of steel or plaster, or any other substance whatsoever, in likeness or similitude, as to thedesi or the inscription thereon, of any die, hub, or mold designated Ei the coining or making of any of the genuine gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper, or other coins of the United States, that have been or hereafter ma be coined at the mints of the United States; or whoever, without lawful authority, shall have in his possession any such die hub, or mold, or any part thereof, or shall permit the same to be used , for or in aid of the counterfeiting of any of the coins of the United rnmsumentser. States hereinbefore mentioned, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. oouneenerunssm., Sec. 170. \Vhoever, vnthin the United States or any place subject dl$“0¥,§?f,$‘$,‘y””"‘ to the jurisdiction thereof, without lawful authority, shall make, or cause or procure to be made, or shall willingly aid or assist in making, any die, ub, or mold, or any lpart thereof, either of steel or of plaster, _ or of any other substance w atsoever, in the likeness or similitude as to the design or the inscription thereon, of any die, hub, or mold designated for_the coining of the genuine coin of any foreign govern-