Ohhhh, did he print USA and Dollar on them? I didn’t see that in the article.
You didn't see it because it's not in there. I would expect better work from Stoessel, I guy I ordinarily really like. This particular story is an example of shoddy reporting, at best. At worst, he's being intentionally deceitful.
He should have called it "20 Zilbutmoriks" which is his own unit of currency measure, and he'd be skippy-free today.
Mine a the metal and create coins that simply state, 1 OZ, .25 Oz, and make sure the purity is accurate. You can make them all day long.
Put pretty pictures of naked women on them, and trade them for food.
Just make sure you don’t call them money.