This has been done before, not US but i think it was Auracoin, big disapointment
I'm going to research that specifically. I didn't see anything come up on Google about it being done. 1 article on an attempt of something similar in Australia but it's mined.
This is what i was talking about:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AuroracoinQuote from link: "It is widely regarded as a scam coin"
What was the coin they tried to launch in Australia?