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Yes. The process of creating elongated coins is legal in the United States. In the United States, U.S. Code Title 18, Chapter 17, Section 331 prohibits “the mutilation, diminution and falsification of United States coinage.” Because elongated coins are made mainly as souvenirs, mutilation for this purpose is legal.
