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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 26789642, member: 59677&quot;]We went through this on Reddit. Ignoring the political garbage (and yes, I&#039;m ordering a new stamp), the applicable law goes to great lengths about the requirements for coins and security paper, but largely leaves paper money to the Secretary of the Treasury&#039;s discretion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just be glad that Disney didn&#039;t contribute a million dollars, or that could be the currency of the land.</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally, 31 USC 511x, <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/subtitle-IV/chapter-51/subchapter-II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/subtitle-IV/chapter-51/subchapter-II" rel="nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/subtitle-IV/chapter-51/subchapter-II</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>§5111. Minting and issuing coins, medals, and numismatic items</p><p>§5112. Denominations, specifications, and design of coins</p><p>§5113. Tolerances and testing of coins</p><p>§5114. Engraving and printing currency and security documents</p><p>§5115. United States currency notes</p><p><br /></p><p>(a)The Secretary of the Treasury may issue United States currency notes. The notes—</p><p>(1) are payable to bearer; and</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) shall be in a form and in denominations of at least one dollar that the Secretary prescribes.</p><p><br /></p><p>§5116. Buying and selling gold and silver</p><p>§5117. Transferring gold and gold certificates</p><p>§5118. Gold clauses and consent to sue</p><p>§5119. Redemption and cancellation of currency</p><p>§5120. Obsolete, mutilated, and worn coins and currency</p><p>§5121. Refining, assaying, and valuation of bullion</p><p>§5122. Payment to depositors</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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