Mailing cash in France was certainly illegal as of five years ago. I
know someone who got caught. Seems the post system has/had special
scanning machines which detec(ed) something in the old franc notes. He
was fined, too!
In the US case, it's probably yet another of those laws only kept on
the books to have around if all else fails in a potential prosecution
for money laundering or tax evasion.
Gavin
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On 14/02/02 10:15 PM, dukefenton@earthlink.net wrote:
? That's a new one on me. Mailing cash (paper or coin) is perfectly
legal as far as I know, though often a bad idea. Coins in particular
are often mailed for various reasons.