Could gold & silver become currency in Florida?

Precious metals like gold and silver are not legal tender under Florida law. However, if the state's chief financial officer gets his way, that could change. Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, who's also running for a vacant seat in Congress, is launching a study by the Florida Department of Financial Services to determine how gold and silver could be used to buy goods and services in the state. The study will focus on physical gold and silver as bars and coins. READ: https://www.fox13news.com/news/could-gold-silver-become-currency-florida-cfo-patronis-supports-move FOX 13 Tampa Bay brings you the important videos like breaking news, Tampa Bay weather, and local stories. But also plenty of fun stuff, like 'We Live Here' tips, the best of our archives, and all those 'only-in-Florida' stories. Subscribe to FOX 13 News: https://www.youtube.com/FOX13TampaBay?sub_confirmation=1 Watch more FOX 13 News video: https://fox13news.com/ Watch FOX 13 News live: https://fox13news.com/live Download our app: https://fox13news.onelink.me/Sd7G?pid=social&c=youtube&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox13news.com%2Fapps Get our newsletter: https://www.fox13news.com/email