“But, I’m missing the part where states can “coin” money.”
They can’t. Go READ the Constitution. The Framers laid it our very clearly in black and white.
Geez....
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I posted part of it.
And neither can the states make anything legal tender, except the gold and silver "coin", that being US minted government coins.
However, what's to keep states from accepting chickens, if they want, for payment of taxes, etc...
What's to keep businesses from doing the same?
Basically, it would seem, states aren't allowed by the Constitution to force anyone to use money they themselves deem to be money.
Other than that, what restrictions are there for states and individuals to use whatever form of payment they desire for their own services as rendered?
If Congress, the Judiciary, and Executive branch can get creative in establishing a health insurance tax, surely the fifty states and 300 million Americans can get creative in finding others things of value for use in transactions?