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Couldn't legislation state that all gold and silver coins are not legal tender anymore but just hunks of metal. For anyone who wishes to "get a refund" they ca

by elai 17y ago

Couldn't legislation state that all gold and silver coins are not legal tender anymore but just hunks of metal. For anyone who wishes to "get a refund" they can trade their gold and silver coins for paper bills by mailing them at a US treasury address.

wmf 17y ago
That sounds like a reasonable long-term solution (I never understood why the US mints coins with fake denominations anyway), but it wouldn't apply to this case.