03-07-2007, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Music City
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Originally Posted by wyndhy
anyone know if it's really illegal to deface money? my girl has a collection of those squished pennies from every place we've ever been that had a penny squisher, and if it's illegal, then why do they have penny squishers in the first place?
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I've seen the machines you're talking about in the tourist trap shops, they have a disclaimer on them stating that "defacing" money is only illegal if done for fraudulant purposes, i.e. adding or taking away something to increase its value...squashing a penny makes it worthless as legal tender, so the only one losing anything (theoretically) is you...
The more important ? to me is, does anybody know a valid reason why the mint continues to churn out pennies that nobody wants, & aren't worth the cheap metal they're made from?
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