“if any of the gold or silver coins whichshall be struck or coined at the said mint shall be debased or made worse as to the proportion of the fine gold or fine silver therein contained * * * every such officer or person who shall commit any or either of the said offenses, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall suffer death.”
Section 19 of the Coinage Act of 1792.
Courtesty of James Grant, Requiem for the Dollar, Wall St J. December 6, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704342404574575761660481996.html#mod=todays_us_weekend_journal
via Doulgas French of the Mises Economics Blog http://blog.mises.org/archives/011165.asp
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