18 U.S.C. § 337 : US Code - Section 337: Coins as security for loans

Search 18 U.S.C. § 337 : US Code - Section 337: Coins as security for loans

Whoever lends or borrows money or credit upon the security of
such coins of the United States as the Secretary of the Treasury
may from time to time designate by proclamation published in the
Federal Register, during any period designated in such a
proclamation, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both.