New York § 229-B - 229-BSelling silverware marked coin or coin silver

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 229-B — 229-BSelling silverware marked coin or coin silver, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 229-B. 229-BSelling silverware marked coin or coin silver

§ 229-b. Selling silverware marked coin or coin silver. Any person, firm, corporation or association who makes or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped or branded with the words "coin" or "coin silver," or incased or inclosed in any box, package, cover or wrapper, or other thing in, by or with which the said article is packed, inclosed or otherwise prepared for sale or disposition, having thereupon any engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark or trade-mark, indicating or denoting by such marking, stamping, branding, engraving or printing that such article is coin or coin silver, unless nine hundred one thousandths parts of the component parts of the metal of which the said article is manufactured is pure silver, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 229-B cover?

Section 229-B ("229-BSelling silverware marked coin or coin silver") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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