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Archive Home > 2013 > January > 15 > Walden moves to block $1T coins

Walden moves to block $1T coins

• His bill would cap the value of federally minted coins at $200

By Andrew Clevenger / The Bulletin
January 15, 2013

WASHINGTON — Two days after the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve announced the federal government will not mint a $1 trillion coin, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, introduced legislation Monday that would prevent just that.

With the Stop the Coin Act, Walden would cap the maximum value for any....

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