Federal government
The treasury department has the power to produce money.
The power to coin money is an expressed power. This is a power that is provided to Congress in Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution.
The power to coin money.
To "coin money" in the Constitution means the power given to the government to create and regulate the production of currency, typically in the form of coins.
Yes, Congress has the power to coin money in the United States according to the Constitution.
Federal government
The right of the federal government to coin money is an exclusive federal right provided for in the constitution. The constitution also grants the government to regulate the value of the coins.
Article I Section 8 of the United Constitution grants power to Congress to "coin money" and "regulate its value." In effect, The Department of the Treasury prints money under the authority of Congress.
The U.S. Constitution only gives Congress the power to coin money and regulate its value.
The power to coin money belongs to the Federal government (Congress, specifically) according to the Constitution of the United States.
At the time the constitution was drafted and put in place only coin money was mentioned and acceptable. The power to "coin money" has obviously not been tested in courts. If it was that easy, then people would have brought suit and won this in the courts years ago. We obviously print money now. If this is unconstitutional, then we need to sue to bring the US in line with the Constitution. Good luck.
to protect the value of the national currency