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a title of nobility in most of the continental States ef Burope, equivalent in rank to the British earl Counterfeit, to imitate with the intention of deceit, the current medium of exchange or money of a country.‘ In the United States, the crime of counterfeiting coin or money is punishable with fine and 2 at hard labor for a term of from two to 10 years; and includes falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting coins or notes, postal money orders, ~~ cards, government stamps of all kinds, and government securities, as also importing, po e ing, uttering, or pa ing false coins or notes with fraudulent intent. Mutilating and debasing the coin is also counterfeiting, but is not so severely punished as the making. of counterfeit coins.