If any person have in his possession forged bank notes, or pieces of forged or base coin, such as are mentioned in the third section of this article, knowing the same to be forged or base, with intent to utter or employ the same as true, or to sell, exchange, or deliver them, so as to enable any other person to utter or employ them as true, he shall, if the number of such notes or pieces of coin in his possession, at the same time, be ten or more, be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years, and if the number thereof be less than ten, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not less than six months nor more than one year and be fined not exceeding $500.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 4. Forgery and Crimes Against the Currency
§61-4-1. Forgery of Public Record, Certificate, Return or Attestation of Court or Officer; Penalty
§61-4-2. Forgery of Official Seals; Keeping or Concealing Instrument for Forging Same; Penalty
§61-4-3. Counterfeiting; Penalty
§61-4-4. Making Plates, etc., for Forgery; Possession of Same; Penalty
§61-4-5. Forging or Uttering Other Writing; Penalty; Creation of Unauthorized Demand Draft
§61-4-6. Possession of Counterfeit With Intent to Utter; Penalty
§61-4-7. Unauthorized Currency; Penalty
§61-4-8. Passing or Receiving Unauthorized Currency Knowingly; Penalty
§61-4-9. Unauthorized Use, Transfer, Acquisition, Alteration or Possession of Certain Benefits