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Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: Counterfeiting Laws  
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These are the laws and punishments for counterfeiting money.

	Manufacturing counterfeit United States currency or altering genuine currency to increase its value is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, or 15 years imprisonment, or both.
	Possession of counterfeit United States obligations with fraudulent intent is punishable by a fine of up to $15,000, or 15 years imprisonment, or both.
	Anyone who manufactures a counterfeit U.S. coin in any denomination above five cents is subject to the same penalties as all other counterfeiters. Anyone who alters a genuine coin to increase its numismatic value is punishable by a fine of up to $2,000, or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.
	Forging, altering, or trafficking in United States Government checks, bonds, or other obligations is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, or ten years imprisonment, or both.
	Printed reproductions, including photographs of paper currency, checks, bonds, postage stamps, revenue stamps, and securities of the United States and foreign governments (except under the conditions previously listed) are punishable by fines of up to $5,000, or 15 years imprisonment, or both.

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Source: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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