Bringing gold and silver back as America's Constitutional money

Sound Money Defense League

Advancing sound money principles through strategic legislation, grassroots activism, and education

The Lesson of 1971 Was Never About Gold

The Lesson of 1971 Was Never About Gold

October 28th, 2026 • Nixon’s 1971 break with gold shows how political pressure on money can fuel inflation and threaten central bank independence. Keep Reading...

Monetary Lessons from the Spanish Scholastics

Monetary Lessons from the Spanish Scholastics

October 25th, 2026 • Spanish Scholastics taught sound money protects commerce, trust, and morality; inflation through debasement is a form of theft. Keep Reading...

California Excludes Coin Dealers from Secondhand-Dealer Harassment Rules

California Excludes Coin Dealers from Secondhand-Dealer Harassment Rules

September 28th, 2026 • California preserves the bullion exclusion and drops coin dealers from secondhand reporting and hold rules. Keep Reading...

Money Metals and Sound Money Defense League Name Third Class of Sound Money Fellows

Money Metals and Sound Money Defense League Name Third Class of Sound Money Fellows

September 21st, 2026 • Fellowship funds new scholarship on gold, silver, and sound money - with findings to appear in the Sound Money Review Keep Reading...

Goldwin Smith’s Dire Warnings About Paper Money Matter More Than Ever

Goldwin Smith’s Dire Warnings About Paper Money Matter More Than Ever

September 16th, 2026 • Goldwin Smith warned that fiat money, legal tender, and inflation enrich debtors and government while eroding purchasing power. His case for currency competition and gold remains timely. Keep Reading...

Money Metals, Sound Money Groups Release 2027 Sound Money Review

Money Metals, Sound Money Groups Release 2027 Sound Money Review

September 14th, 2026 • The second edition of the Sound Money Review features new research from Sound Money Fellows and Copernicus's 1526 treatise On the Minting of Money Keep Reading...