[Monkei]

Haven't we already tried this twice before?

[jblum315]

What dollar coin?

[twinklesweep]

The only way a dollar coin would work would be if the government had the ***** to remove the paper dollar bill from circulation!!!

[nitehawk]

Bring on the dollar coin ---- no more dollar bills

[Jim 9922]

Originally Posted by Monkei

Haven't we already tried this twice before?

CAUTION, bumblecrates at work again! Apparently they have not much else to do.

[rayschic]

Originally Posted by jblum315

What dollar coin?

According to this article, issuing a dollar coin will save taxpayers hundreds of millions per year. The dollar bill lasts less than five years in circulation, the dollar coin will last 30 years in circulation.

Dollar coin advocates renew push to replace dollar bill - Jul. 26, 2013

[memason]

The smallest Euro bill is the 5 Euro bill...everything below that is in coins. Currently, 5 Euros would be $6.65.

$1 coin would be ok; just needs to be significantly larger than a quarter...

[Barefoot]

Boring trivia ...
In Canada, we have a coin instead of a $1 bill. It's nicknamed a Loonie because the coin bears a picture of a loon. We have a coin instead of a $2 bill. Nicknamed a Toonie. (In The Villages, Canadians have started a Canadian Club which has over 600 members. It's called The Loonies and Toonies Club.)

The coins may last a long time, but they sure make your wallet heavy!

[Taltarzac725]

The US dollar coins are bulky and hard to carry around in your wallet. Maybe if they used a lighter metal and made them smaller than the quarter?

[buggyone]

Well, the Susan Anthony dollar was a failure as was the Sacajawa dollar. The silver dollar was just too big to carry around so that was a failure, too.

Keep the paper dollar. Much easier to handle.

If you have ever been to Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean and tried using one of our dollar coins for a tip or small purchase, they will not accept it.

[cindyj99]

I'd rather carry around $ coins if that means saving millions and millions of dollars each year than cut another dollar for education and food for the needy to balance the budget.

[tommy steam]

When was the last time you got change back and got dollar coins?

[nitehawk]

Originally Posted by tommy steam

When was the last time you got change back and got dollar coins?

Thats because we still have $1 bills - when we stop printing $1 bills you will get dollar coins and maybe two dollar coins back in change --- its about time

[asianthree]

of course your young grandchildren will think you are cheap...folding money always better than coin in kids eyes...lol

[BritParrothead]

I have a Sakagawea golden coloured dollar coin. I was given it in change in Orlando about 5 years ago by a lovely Asian man, who told me not to spend it! Have kept it with other coins which will not be spent!