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This Is How They Could Literally Mint a Trillion Dollar Coin

Odd Lots

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The Utilitarian Coinage of the United States

Thomas jefferson and the founders understood that coinage is an expression of the sovereignty of a people. I think it may have been one of the first agencies that was created under the new constitution. And then the production of he coinage. It would take a few days too to set up the new dyes and things, and then only a few hours to strike the coin. Is there actually anything legally preventing using the existing hundred dollar dye as it is, and then, you know, crussing it out in sharpya something? We don't sort of spend that much time talking about this because we're usually focused on the fact that the statute provides for almost unlimited discretion on the

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