Counterfeiting Coin Act 1797
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Counterfeiting Coin Act 1797
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The Counterfeiting Coin Act 1797 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which made it high treason to counterfeit copper coins. The Counterfeiting Coin Act 1741 had already made it treason to counterfeit some copper coins, namely halfpennies and farthings, but counterfeiting other copper coins was only a misdemeanour. On 19 July 1797 Parliament extended the scope of that Act to cover all coins made of copper. The Acts are now repealed. The long title of the 1797 Act was "An act to prevent
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