Did those gold dollar coins get phased out or something?

[oLLie]

Did they? There were vending machines that even spit them back as change, how come I haven't seen em circulating or anything? One time I was with a buddy from my tennis team getting Splurpees at 7-11 and the guy gave my friend a buffalo nickel as part of his change!

 

[yakko]

The new dollar coins got phased out because no one wanted them. I think it was mainly the strippers who complaind.

 

[jamautosound]

I thought it was the people who frequented strip joints who complained, cuz they couldn't fold 'em in half and have the girls pick them up with their ti... n/m.

 

[MrBond]

When I first moved here, I realized I needed Cascade and Dawn, and there was a dollar general right across the street from where I had to drop off the uhaul. I bought them both there, paid with a 10, and got back 3 ones, a dollar coin, and some change. The cashier made a special effort to point out the dollar coin so I knew I wasn't getting shafted .

That is the first I've seen them since the day WalMart started giving them out and I got an uncirculated one for my Grandfather, who collected coins. That was about 3 years ago now.

 

[XMan]

I went to a strip club and one of the girls had a change machine hanging off of her G-string.

 

[UberDave]

lol it was all about the USA trying to follow Canada because they got those $1.50 coins. I like them a lot.

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
I went to a strip club and one of the girls had a change machine hanging off of her G-string.

A friend of mine who was in the Navy said the girls in some of the asian ports didn't need a machine to dispense change. They stored it somewhere else.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: yakko

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
I went to a strip club and one of the girls had a change machine hanging off of her G-string.

A friend of mine who was in the Navy said the girls in some of the asian ports didn't need a machine to dispense change. They stored it somewhere else.

Ewww. Betcha the bank tellers loved that.

 

[notfred]

I've never seen one in my life.

 

[Zenmervolt]

The coins aren't phased out, just not commonly in circulation. I've gotten a few back as change in the past year. Back home in OH most of the new vending machines take the dollar coins.

ZV

 

[nord1899]

Some machines here give them out as change. Stamp machines, NYC subway pass machines, etc...

But I find them more annoying than anything. Way to similar to the quarter.

 

[gopunk]

they aren't too popular because people keep on freaking hoarding them.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: gopunk
they aren't too popular because people keep on freaking hoarding them.

But . . but . . . I loooooooooooove gooooooooooooooooooooooooooold.

 

[Cyberian]

Did those gold dollar coins get phased out or something?

I'd be very surprised if they did, because that Susan B. Anthony dollar coin was such a success.

 

[richardycc]

Originally posted by: yakko

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
I went to a strip club and one of the girls had a change machine hanging off of her G-string.

A friend of mine who was in the Navy said the girls in some of the asian ports didn't need a machine to dispense change. They stored it somewhere else.

No wonder all the US dollar bills have traces of CRACK in them.

rich

 

[Lars]

I got dozens of them for change in the post office. Each time I bought some stamps at the machine I got dollar coins back. Has been a while since I tried that though.

 

[dakata24]

i dont know if they're phased out, but i think a reason you dont see too many in circulation is because alot of people kept them as collector items..

When they first started circulating them, i got like $7-8 worth of them at walmart as my change..

 

[Spoooon]

I've never gotten one as change. I do have one of those $25 rolls that Wal-Mart wasn't supposed to be selling to people though. It's a collector's item worth $25.

 

[boi]

I went to my bank and got 3 rolls of 25 gold dollars. I still have them except that I lost one in my friends car =(

 

[xospec1alk]

i dont see em being circulated much, but the subway machines here in nyc give them back as change....

and they are not similar to the quarter....its heavier, a little thicker, and a lil bigger

 

[oLLie]

Originally posted by: Xerox Man

Originally posted by: gopunk
they aren't too popular because people keep on freaking hoarding them.

But . . but . . . I loooooooooooove gooooooooooooooooooooooooooold.

Nice one!

 

[jamautosound]

Originally posted by: Lars
I got dozens of them for change in the post office. Each time I bought some stamps at the machine I got dollar coins back. Has been a while since I tried that though.

I'm lookin' at twelve of them right now, that I got from the vending machine at the Post Office.
They look new. I wonder if I shoud hoard them?

Maybe in ten years they'll be worth four quarters each!

 

[Kerouactivist]

Originally posted by: yakko

Originally posted by: Xerox Man
I went to a strip club and one of the girls had a change machine hanging off of her G-string.

A friend of mine who was in the Navy said the girls in some of the asian ports didn't need a machine to dispense change. They stored it somewhere else.

Remember boys and girls to always wash your hands after handling change!!!!

 

[Jzero]

Back when they started redesigning the $5 and such, I overheard a woman in McDonald's telling her companion that she was going to save the new one b/c it would be worth money someday. Imagine that.

 

[ObiDon]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Back when they started redesigning the $5 and such, I overheard a woman in McDonald's telling her companion that she was going to save the new one b/c it would be worth money someday. Imagine that.

Nice.

And, too bad it won't be worth more than $5 in her lifetime!