31 CFR § 82.1 - Prohibitions.

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title: "31 CFR § 82.1 - Prohibitions."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "82.1"
section_name: "Prohibitions."
chapter_name: "MONETARY OFFICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "82"
part_name: "5-CENT AND ONE-CENT COIN REGULATIONS"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 5111(d)."
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# 82.1 Prohibitions.

Except as specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury (or designee) or as otherwise provided in this part, no person shall export, melt, or treat:

(a) Any 5-cent coin of the United States; or

(b) Any one-cent coin of the United States.