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Clearing the Air on the Debt Limit: Platinum Coins, the Fourteenth Amendment, and More

Published Nov 10, 2021Updated Jun 21, 2025

The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

Clearing the Air on the Debt Limit: Platinum Coins, the Fourteenth Amendment, and More — Informed