Ha, it’s not necessary for citizens. Go in the other direction — it’s to keep the Feds from shutting down businesses and arresting people for “counterfeiting”.
Speaking of counterfeiting, coin dealers/collectors have been finding lots of counterfeit gold and silver coins in the last couple of years. Thanks to China, of course.
I know you’re a ‘gold-bug’ (like me) and know this already, but many regular folks don’t.
Imagine trying to buy something at Wal-Mart with a silver/gold coin? The cashier would have to call the manager over with his scale, micrometer and date-book to measure and weigh the coins. Plus, old worn out coins do not contain the full amount of the precious metal they started out with. Total confusion would ensue.
With that said, I love the idea of what Utah is proposing and hope it spreads throughout the nation.
Where you been? Haven’t seen you here in a while.