Sec. 262.
Tools, etc., for counterfeiting coins—Any person who shall cast, stamp, engrave, make or
mend, or shall knowingly have in his possession, any mould, pattern, die, puncheon, engine,
press or other tool or instrument, adapted and designed for coining or making any counterfeit
coin, in the similitude of any gold or silver coin, current by law or usage in this state, with
intent to use or employ the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used or employed in
coining or making any such false and counterfeit coin as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a felony,
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punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not
more than 5,000 dollars.§ 750.262Counterfeiting; tools
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