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Article I - Section 8 - Paragraph 5: Congress has the power to coin money.
Article I - Section 10 - No State has the power to coin money.
Explanation:
Article I of the Constitution enumerates the powers Congress or, in other words, the Legislative branch has,
Section 8 - Paragraph 5 specifically states:
The Congress shall have Power To ... To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
Article I - Section 10 goes into what the states are not allowed to do and what is strictly the role of the federal government:
Paragraph 1 of Article 1 - Section 10 specifically states:
1: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
