§ 750.288Coin or coin silver; fraud in sale of articles marked

Sec. 288.
    Any person who knowingly makes or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his or
 her possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped, or
 branded with the words "coin", or "coin silver", or encased or enclosed in any box, package,
 cover, or wrapper, or other thing in or by which the article is packed, enclosed or otherwise
 prepared for sale or disposition, having on it an engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint,
 mark, or trademark, indicating or denoting by the marking, stamping, branding, engraving, or
 printing, that the article is coin or coin silver, unless 900/1000 of the component parts of the
 metal of which the article is manufactured are pure silver, is guilty of a misdemeanor
 punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.