In 2011, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (R-Prince William) came up with a very radical idea: the Commonwealth should mint its own gold and silver coinage as an alternative to the U.S. dollar. Marshall argued that the idea of an alternative currency should be examined “in the event of a major breakdown of the Federal Reserve System.” The bill was
Virginia Considers Minting Own Money, Other Republican-Held State Legislatures Follow Suit
Closeup of a 10-dollar bill, U.S. currency. (Photo/Gamma Man via Flickr) In 2011, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (R-Prince William) came up with a very radical idea: the Commonwealth should mint its own gold and silver coinage as an alternative to the U.S. dollar. Marshall argued that the idea of an alternative currency should be examined […]