Is it really legal to counterfeit nickels and pennies?

Is it really legal to counterfeit nickels and pennies?
I wouldn’t do it because of the cost of metal :)

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000485—-000-.html

"Anyone who manufactures a counterfeit U.S. coin in any denomination above five cents is subject to the same penalties as all other counterfeiters. Anyone who alters a genuine coin to increase its numismatic value is in violation of Title 18, Section 331 of the United States Code, which is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to five years, or both. "

http://www.secretservice.gov/money_law.shtml

If It is illegal show me where in the united states code that it would fall under.
yeah it is illegal to counterfeit pennies and nickels :(

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