And Ventress, if the U.S. Mint didn't exist, what would be the consequences?

One of the consequences would be is federal control over currency.

And coin is currency with the silver and the gold.

spikes back and forth and the laws that prevent certain things from happening as a result of the Mint's statutory authority.

Without that statutory authority, we would not be able to function as a country, I believe.

And I believe that sincerely because when you talk about the range in numbers, the Mint produces billions or produced billions of coins a year.

the unbanked, the underbanked, investors, the banks.

Who gets to decide what design goes on a coin, whether it features a president or another historical figure?