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America already has multiple currencies[1] without it being a problem. This guys has been convicted of counterfeiting legal tender. Why would anyone take a gol

America already has multiple currencies[1] without it being a problem. This guys has been convicted of counterfeiting legal tender. Why would anyone take a gold coin worth $10 say, and try to pass it off as a normal dollar? They are losing money. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_community_currencies_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_community_currencies_in...

bitops 14y ago
This is a bit of a straw man - these are either all financial products or local currencies. The point is that they all convert into dollars and I will certainly never use BerkShares for as long as I live. I only take US dollars. Also, the banking structure around these things is really inconvenient. I worked a short stint as a teller at Bank of America and never once have I seen anything but greenbacks. This was in Santa Cruz county as well, where people would definitely be willing to try such crazy ideas.