Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-234 — Sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver."
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected with Sales, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-234
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
A person who makes or sells or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped or branded with words "coin" or "coin silver," or encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover, wrapper or other thing in or by which such article is packed, enclosed, or otherwise prepared for sale or disposition, having thereon any engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark or trademark indicating or denoting by such marking, stamping, branding, engraving or printing that such article is coin or coin silver, unless nine hundred one-thousandths part of the component parts of the metal of which such article is manufactured is pure silver, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Is sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver." a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver." is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-234.
Which Virginia statute covers sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver."?
Sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver." is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-234 (Sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver.").
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