Quote Originally Posted by hiamps
Seems the Feds don't want anyone making their own money....

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Liberty Dollar

American Liberty Dollars

ISO 4217 Code None
User(s) Individuals and businesses primarily in the United States
Symbol $ or ALD (non-ISO 4217; used for multicurrency accounting)
Issuing authority Liberty Services
Website libertydollar.org
Mint Sunshine Minting
Website sunshinemint.com

The Liberty Dollar (ALD) was a private currency produced in the United States. The currency was embodied in minted metal rounds not dissimilar to a coin, gold and silver certificates and electronic currency (eLD). ALD certificates are warehouse receipts for real gold and silver formerly owned by ALD certificate holders. The metal was warehoused at Sunshine Minting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho prior to a November 2007 raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service.[1] Until July 2009, the Liberty Dollar was distributed by Liberty Services (formerly known as NORFED), based in Evansville, Indiana. It was created by Bernard von NotHaus, the co-founder of the Royal Hawaiian Mint Company.[2] In May 2009, von NotHaus and others were charged with federal crimes in connection with the Liberty Dollar and, on July 31, 2009, von NotHaus announced that he had closed the Liberty Dollar operation, pending resolution of the criminal charges.[3"
So much for utopia.. what a let down... ya know how competitors are.