I think it is.  Defacing of Currency.  However, I believe the penalty is
varied according to the value of the currency.  And like it is illegal to
speed, it is not illegal to make a device to aid your speeding (radar
detector) or a car that can go over the speed limit.


>         I thought this was illegal -- destruction of federal property, or
>something like that....
>
>>     The smashed penny: There's this machine with a lot of gears inside
>>and a crank. You insert a penny, as well as a number of quarters to pay
>>for the privilege. When you crank the machine, the penny is smashed into
>>a long oval shape and a design is pressed into it.
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