This paper makes commodities divisible and incorporates bargaining int
o the search-theoretic model of money to determine the purchasing powe
r of money (or price). It is shown that two monetary equilibria always
coexist where fiat money is universally accepted. The two equilibria
differ in price, output, welfare, and the velocity of money. Sunspot m
onetary equilibria exist in which money is universally accepted in all
states of the economy. Multiplicity has novel implications on the eff
ectiveness of currency substitution and exchange market intervention.
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