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[Idaho-Marke]

So not to look self serving, let's examine the facts.

1) A $1.00 bill wears out in a few years costing lots more $$$ to replace it.

2) A $1.00 coin lasts decades and decades. Ends the problem of replacing the bills.

It behooves us as citizens of the USA to contact our representatives (ya right!) and demand that in these tough economic times they do away with the dollar bill and only issue dollar coins as a cost saving measure. Seriously, it's big money/saving we are talking about if the government would take dollar bills out of circulation and replace them with dollar coins.

We should all promote this to everyone we know (to get the buzz going) as concerned citizens (not MDers as it would be a little self serving ), BUT with the bonus that if the motion passes then we all can try and keep up with John-Edmonton and his loonies whom I envy greatly

This is a serious proposal. We should really try and pass this along to our elected officials as a cost saving measure.

HH

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[abcoin]

Marke, I completely agree with you. The main problem with dollar coins vs. bills is that the public is less willing to carry coins, and thus many prefer dollar bills. We need to do what other countries have done in this situation- withdraw all $1 notes from circulation and replace them with coins. We've seen with the introduction of several dollar coin programs (i.e. susan b. anthony, Sacajawea, presidential) that the dollar coin has not been widely embraced by the public. Yes, coins are heavier than bills, but take note (no pun intended) that every other major industrialized nation (Canada, Great Britain, Australia, European Union countries) has made this switch. Also, we should take it a step further- introduce a new series of circulating coins, each of which has a distinct size, and for the higher denominations, edge reeding pattern. This would make it easier to identify coins by touch in your pocket instead of fumbling around for the correct denomination... and possibly make the task easier for our detectors as well .

 

[nw1886]

Completely agree with everything said. I deal with a lot of Canadian change at work and it is much easier to process and count than pawing through our thrashed paper dollars. (Do the switch without all the committee stuff). The added bonus for us would be awesome and the Mint would welcome all the seniorage.

 

[BarberBill]

I've thought the Canadian coinage is the way to go for quite some time. I'd like to see both 1 and 2 dollar coins and a 5 dollar coin wouldn't be so bad either.
BB

 

[Dang]

Nowadays a $20.00 clad coin doesn't seem so silly.
And it'll be great to find one or two.

 

[w6pea]

Sounds good to me. The United States had $1 and $5 dollar coins for a long time.

 

[silversmith]

W6PEA..............a salute! Another ham on the forum. Best 73 from K6ZL, Fresno ca. 40 & 75. See you on the bands.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Why not 1-2 and five dollar coins? We already have three different types of dollar coins out but people hoard them instead of spend them. Over a billion Sacagaweas were minted. Where are they? I've found about 50 of them over the past several years.

Bill

 

[jimjimmyjames]

The best way to push this into effect is to start carrying and using $1 coins ourselves. I always have at least $4 in 'gold' dollars(or Kennedy halves) with me and leave them as tips when I eat out. We can badger politicians all we want, but unless people start spending them(people seem to hoard 'gold' coins for some reason?), we are doomed to use paper until they do away with money and just hand out credit cards. The next time you stop at the bank, pick up a roll of dollar coins and start spending!

 

[dandee]

I have to agree, 5.00 dollars and under should be coins and pennies, I think are a nussaince and should be tossed.

Not trying to highjack the forum, but..salute from yet another ham. 73's KD8FNR Dan/ Soon to be a MD'er.

 

[RickIowa2009]

I dont have extra money, show me the money ha ha