On 9 Aug 2003, at 12:37, Robert S.Z. wrote: > > > Whoever, except as authorized by law, makes or utters or passes, > > > or attempts to utter or pass, any coins of gold or silver or other > > > metal, or alloys of metals, intended for use as current money... > > Two items: > It appears to me that this rule is specifically forbidding to > counterfeit existing coins to be used for money. So, it doesn't really > forbid you to make your own coins ys long as they don't resemble > existing coins and you do not claim them to be legal tender.
It helps if you read the whole thing: > ...whether in the resemblance of coins of the United States or of > foreign countries, or of original design, Note: "or of orginal design". Furthermore, if you look at the rest of the law you will see that there are separate sections specifically dealing with counterfeiting so this is something different. Furthermore, it says nothing about legal tender but "intended for use as current money". So it is just a matter of opinion as to what your "intent" is whether or not "uttering" the coin is illegal. > Also, in case I'm wrong, you can make medals, tokens, chits, etc.? If > so, you could use tokens as a means of exchange. You can call them what you want. It may help. But if the government decides to prosecute they can always claim your intent was for them to "circulate as current money" and what you call them is irrelevant. > In the end, why bother making your own, if you can just get e-gold > instead? DGCs are not nearly as satisfactory or useful as money as coins. Best, CCS ------------------------------------------------------ - Virtual Phonecards - Instant Pin by Email - - Large Selection - Great Rates - - http://speedypin.com/phonecard/start.html?af=743 - ------------------------------------------------------ ************************************************** * Craig Spencer * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
