§ 133.017 DECEPTIVE ALTERING OR SALE OF COINS.
   (A)   A person commits a deceptive altering of coins when he or she, in any manner, alters any coin to increase the value of the coin-to-coin collectors.
   (B)   A person commits a deceptive sale of coins when he or she sells or advertises, for sale, coins he or she knows has been deceptively altered for a higher rate or value than is indicated by the denomination of the coin.
   (C)   Deceptive altering or sale of coins is a Class A misdemeanor.
(ILCS Chapter 720, Act 5, § 17-4) (1981 Code, § 42.17, 17-4)