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The Florida bill states that gold coins must have 99.5% purity and silver coins must have 99.9% purity to be recognized as legal tender.

11 states around the country currently allow gold and silver as legal tender, including Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina and West Virginia. Patronis said he wants to add Florida to that list.

Utah was the first state to legalize gold and silver as legal tender in 2011. The legislation headed to Kehoe’s desk was considered a compromise version of the bill.