for fiat currency in North America (and maybe beyond): the little-known example of the Massachusetts colony at the end of … Americans invented modern money by shifting money's foundation from intrinsically valuable goods to the authority of the state … currency you can use to pay for x things, so use this money. Goldberg's narrative traces how this happy accident has grown into …

government regulation might be an audited ISO accreditation standard for “good currency” or “good common tender” …