It's perfectly legal to destroy US currency. What is forbidden under law is far more narrow: melting down or modifying pennies and nickels for the purposes of extracting their metal content for profit or deception/forgery. Doesn't apply to dimes/quarters/etc, [which is why it's so common to trade those for metal value ](https://online.kitco.com/buy/881/90-Silver-Coins-100-Face-Value-Bag-900-881?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22188582435&gbraid=0AAAAADsHY88VlLQ9vOuDGU530tEwZtt4a&gclid=CjwKCAiAlrXJBhBAEiwA-5pgwsBWuijFNC1THDm0-m-x5bDtPbiBOLYDwnDhwex27a3_JorbRzjgKhoCGZMQAvD_BwE)(currently a bit over 40X the face value) or melt them down for the metal despite still being legal tender. Doesn't apply to art, [which is why hobo coins are a thing](https://www.google.com/search?q=hobo+coins&sca_esv=1c3cc78ff16bfd4a&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1072US1072&udm=2&biw=1595&bih=847&sxsrf=AE3TifPnqq4ajrOEMvrKgI5YNZxbfSiGzA%3A1764607330528&ei=YsUtaZiBILyIkPIPiLvluQ4&ved=0ahUKEwiYuurI6pyRAxU8BEQIHYhdOecQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=hobo+coins&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIKaG9ibyBjb2luczIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBBAAGB4yBBAAGB4yBBAAGB4yBhAAGAUYHjIGEAAYBRgeMgYQABgFGB5Ivw9QgQNYsw5wBHgAkAEAmAFMoAGxBKoBATi4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgegAvUCwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICBhAAGAcYHsICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIHEAAYgAQYCpgDAIgGAZIHATegB9YYsgcBNbgH7wLCBwUwLjYuMcgHDw&sclient=gws-wiz-img). This regulation has nothing to do with circulation or production, it would require an entirely separate act to repeal it.

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