The Amero

The past two days, I've been inundated with junk e-mail referencing the falling dollar and the amero.

I had to look it up on Wikipedia.

The amero is a suggested currency to replace the American dollar, the Mexican peso, and the Canadian dollar. Much like the euro is replacing many European national currencies (those countries that are part of the European Union), the amero is a theoretical currency for all of North America.

There are actually coins you can buy off the web called the Amero, although these seem more commemorative (Similar to Franklin Mint informercials you might see on television). These coins also don't seem to have a standard conversion rate from the dollar: the gold coins are much more expensive than the silver and copper coins, and the value of the coins seem more closely tied to the value of the metal than a currency's actual value.