from Silver Doctors:
Uhh, the “dollar” is defined as a fixed weight and purity of “silver”, not gold, but then again, with “elected” “leaders” and “public” “servants”…
(by Half Dollar) Before anybody gets all excited about this nothingburger, I’d like to remind everybody that the US dollar was defined (and is supposed to be defined) as a fixed measure of silver, not gold.
But don’t take ‘Ol Half Dollar’s word for it, read the Coinage Act of 1792 for yourself (bold added for clarity):