Законодательное собрание Аляски Alaska House принимает закон о признании золота и серебра законным платежным средством

разрешающий использование золота и серебра в качестве законного платежного средства.

legal tender in the state includes specie issued by
(1) the federal government at any time;
(2) a foreign government at any time; or
(3) the state government if a court of competent jurisdiction, by final
and unappealable order, ruled the specie to be within state authority to designate as legal tender.
(b) A person is not required to accept gold or silver specie as tender.
© The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall study the possibility of establishing additional forms of legal tender for the payment of debts, including public charges, taxes, and other money owed to the state. If the committee determines that additional forms of tender are practical and beneficial, the committee shall prepare legislation establishing an additional form of legal tender for introduction. 
(d) In this section,
(1) «legal tender» means a recognized medium of exchange for the payment of debts;
(2) «specie» means gold or silver valued primarily based on its metal content and in the form of
(A) coin; or
(B) bullion that is stamped or imprinted with its weight and 2 purity.

У нас на золотых монетах тоже написан номинал, их по номиналу примут везде, так что в этом новости нет. А вот про слиток — это что-то новое