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Gold Bills and Legal Tender: Two wrongs make a right?

2012-02-26 • Magazine Article Ron Helwig

Many people in favor of sound money are making a claim that ought to be refuted. I believed myself for quite some time that the U.S. Constitution prohibits the states from accepting anything but silver and gold as legal tender or for paying taxes.

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Sound Money for Muggles

2012-03-02 • Magazine Article Ron Helwig

Many believers in sound money are fond of coins and other traditional forms of precious metal bullion. They reminisce about a time when people carried their silver dollars in a coin purse tied to their belts.