Illegal tender.

PositionNo Comment - Gold and silver - Brief article

State representative Bobby Franklin says Georgia is violating the law by not conducting transactions in gold or silver, reports The Marietta Daily Journal. Franklin said: "Article 1, Section 10, says in part, 'No states shall make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.' And right now we're not doing that. So the state of Georgia is breaking...

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