Smashed Pennies

[Vegas Gamblers]

We are looking for smashed pennies from around the state. Not for us but for a fellow cacher, Rivercity, from California. If you could help us out let me know. Here is the link for smashed pennies in the state http://www.pennycollector.com/Locations.aspx?area=89

Please help us out.

John & Sharon
Vegas Gamblers

[furfool]

I always thought that defacing currency was a felony.

[Decrepit]

Is he looking for the actual pennies or locations of the machines?

[PCFrog]

@furfool wrote:

I always thought that defacing currency was a felony.

As long as you do NOT fraudulently press/smash the coins & then fraudulently spend the coins your safe.

18 USC Section 331 01/02/2006

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 18 – CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I – CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 – COINS AND CURRENCY

-HEAD-
Sec. 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins

-STATUTE-
Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States; or Whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered, defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or lightened – Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 700; July 16, 1951, ch. 226, Sec.
1, 65 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(I),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

-MISC1-
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 279 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, Sec. 165, 35 Stat. 1119).
Mandatory punishment provision was rephrased in the alternative. Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “principal” in section 2 of this title.
Changes were also made in phraseology.

AMENDMENTS
1994 – Pub. L. 103-322 substituted “fined under this title” for”fined not more than $2,000″.
1951 – Act July 16, 1951, made section applicable to minor coins (5-cent and 1-cent pieces), and to fraudulent alteration of coins.
-End-

[gotta run]

Unless you smash Canadian coins–there it is not legal. So go to Canada to buy your drugs, then come back here to smash your leftover Canadian pennies.

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[I M WU]

The machines I’ve been to have 4 different designs. Do they want one of each design? I’ve got some from HH Bennett and Discovery World. I may be able to get more from the Wisconsin Dells’ machines this weekend. Let me know what they are looking for and where you want me to send them.

[Mathman]

@furfool wrote:

I always thought that defacing currency was a felony.

Hey we ARE talking about the Vegas Gamblers here! Nothing else needs to be said. 😆

[Vegas Gamblers]

@Mathman wrote:

@furfool wrote:

I always thought that defacing currency was a felony.

Hey we ARE talking about the Vegas Gamblers here! Nothing else needs to be said. 😆

Hey, since I am the FF champ, I get to slide on many Felonies…….I least that is what I try to do. 😀

[Vegas Gamblers]

@Decrepit wrote:

Is he looking for the actual pennies or locations of the machines?

I am looking for help in getting the pennies. Rivercity is a great cacher from California and we met her at GW5 and in Vegas at a meet and greet. I would like to get some pennies to give her at GW6.

[Vegas Gamblers]

@I M W/U wrote:

The machines I’ve been to have 4 different designs. Do they want one of each design? I’ve got some from HH Bennett and Discovery World. I may be able to get more from the Wisconsin Dells’ machines this weekend. Let me know what they are looking for and where you want me to send them.

Sending PM shortly!!!

[labrat_wr]

VG – would Rivercity be interested in the one I got today? it is the New England Patriots one from the Quincy marketplace in Boston. I would have gotten all 4 if I would have had a pocket full of quarters. I really only got it on a whim and I really don’t have a need for it.

Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

[Vegas Gamblers]

@labrat_wr wrote:

VG – would Rivercity be interested in the one I got today? it is the New England Patriots one from the Quincy marketplace in Boston. I would have gotten all 4 if I would have had a pocket full of quarters. I really only got it on a whim and I really don’t have a need for it.

Sure if you don’t mind parting with it. Thanks so much.

[LDove]

I once heard the penny smashers really did not smash anything, but rather kept your penny and punch out a copper replacement. 😯 So they really do squish ’em?

[PCFrog]

@LDove wrote:

I once heard the penny smashers really did not smash anything, but rather kept your penny and punch out a copper replacement. 😯 So they really do squish ’em?

A copper replacement would be worth more than the penny.

[labrat_wr]

If you look closely to the reverse side, you can sort of see the squished image from the penny.

Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

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