http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110319/NEWS01/110319006/1001/news/Liberty-Dollar-fake-currency-creator-convicted-federal-court?odyssey=nav|head

Not "coining" as in scraping the edges; making actual silver disks.

He had $7,000,000 in precious metals. To make into currency.

Only congress can "coin money" and "regulate its value"

What utter socialism. The value of money is determined by its users, not the Emperor of DC.