Every person who counterfeits
any of the species of gold or silver coin current in this state, or any kind
of species of gold dust, gold or silver bullion, or bars, lumps, pieces, or
nuggets, or who sells, passes, or gives in payment such counterfeit coin,
dust, bullion, bars, lumps, pieces, or nuggets, or permits, causes or procures
the same to be sold, uttered or passed, with intention to defraud any person,
knowing the same to be counterfeited, is guilty of counterfeiting. |
