Alternative Currencies - Community Currencies, Private Currencies, Local Currency, Local Exchange Trading Systems, Ithaca Hours, Silvio Gesell, Freiwirtschaft, Uic Franc, Freigeld, Liberty Dollar, Findhorn Ecovillage, Stelo (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Community currencies, Private currencies, Local currency, Local Exchange Trading Systems, Ithaca Hours, Silvio Gesell, Freiwirtschaft, UIC franc, Freigeld, Liberty Dollar, Findhorn Ecovillage, Stelo, History of Chatham Islands numismatics, Emissions Reduction Currency System, Private currency, List of community currencies in the United States, Cornish currency, Community Exchange System, Complementary currency, BerkShares, RAAM, Digital currency exchanger, Time-based currency, Antarctican dollar, Potomac, Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, Credito, Chiemgauer, Disney dollar, Lewes Pound, WIR Bank, Neutral Unit of Construction, Terra, Kelantanese dinar, Totnes pound, Ecosimia, Eco-Pesa, PLENTY, Detroit Community Scrip, Hero Card, Toronto dollar, Stroud pound, Calgary Dollar, Fourth Corner Exchange, Fureai kippu, Occitan, Eco-Money, Multi registry system, Abeille, SOL Project, Acmetal, Saber, Urstromtaler, Nagorno-Karabakh dram, Instrodi, Flex dollar, Seborga luigino, Ora, Ural franc, Sectoral currency, Uned, Aspen dollar. Excerpt: The Liberty Dollar (ALD) was a private currency produced in the United States. The currency was embodied in minted metal rounds similar to coins, gold and silver certificates and electronic currency (eLD). ALD certificates are "warehouse receipts" for real gold and silver owned by the bearer, ALD certificate holders according to court documents are about 250,000 people. The metal was warehoused at Sunshine Minting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, prior to a November 2007 raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service. Until July 2009, the Liberty Dollar was distributed by Liberty Services (formerly known as NORFED), based in Evansville, Indiana. It was created by Bernard von NotHaus, the co-founder of the Royal Hawaiian Mint Company. In May 2009, von NotHaus and...