31 CFR § 101.5 - Payment of smelting costs.

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title: "31 CFR § 101.5 - Payment of smelting costs."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "101.5"
section_name: "Payment of smelting costs."
chapter_name: "MONETARY OFFICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "101"
part_name: "MITIGATION OF FORFEITURE OF COUNTERFEIT GOLD COINS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "18 U.S.C. 492."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 1472, Jan. 7, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 101.5 Payment of smelting costs.

The petitioner shall be required to pay all reasonable costs incurred in extracting the bullion from the counterfeit coins, as shall be determined by the Assistant Secretary. Payment must be made prior to the return of the gold bullion to the petitioner.