Section 479 Of Chapter 4. Forgery And Counterfeiting From California Penal Code >> Title 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.
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. Every person who has in his possession, or receives for any
other person, any counterfeit gold or silver coin of the species
current in this state, or any counterfeit gold dust, gold or silver
bullion or bars, lumps, pieces or nuggets, with the intention to
sell, utter, put off or pass the same, or permits, causes or procures
the same to be sold, uttered or passed, with intention to defraud
any person, knowing the same to be counterfeit, is punishable by
imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two,
three or four years.