Why doesn't the US have a $1 coin still in production?

[clamum]

Paper bills only have an average lifespan of 3 months?

I prefer bills over change in my pocket, but the lifespan of coins probably outweighs the fact that they're bothersome.

 

[Spikesoldier]

lets just get rid of paper and coin money and move into digital money

 

[AsianriceX]

Originally posted by: clamum
Paper bills only have an average lifespan of 3 months?

I prefer bills over change in my pocket, but the lifespan of coins probably outweighs the fact that they're bothersome.

Hah, ok, so I guess I was exaggerating a little when I said three. What I meant to say(after googling) is 18 months, but the fact remains that coins last much much longer than paper bills ever will.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

*back is broken after attempting to pay for a car in dollar coins.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
women on the coin.

Something like this?

NSFW

Except this is a quarter so

 

[So]

Originally posted by: bootymac
We have coins for $1 and $2 here in Canada. Our bills are multi coloured too

Two more reasons to crush Canada! Gay-colored-pretend money and continued use of a $2 denomination!

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: bootymac
We have coins for $1 and $2 here in Canada. Our bills are multi coloured too

Two more reasons to crush Canada! Gay-colored-pretend money and continued use of a $2 denomination!

What are you thinking? We in the U.S. also have a $2 bill. Just because you don't see it every day doesne't mean it is nonexistant.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: bootymac
We have coins for $1 and $2 here in Canada. Our bills are multi coloured too

Two more reasons to crush Canada! Gay-colored-pretend money and continued use of a $2 denomination!

If you thing that is bad, look at some of the paper money used my China or such.

Monopoly money can't hold against that.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: bootymac
We have coins for $1 and $2 here in Canada. Our bills are multi coloured too

Two more reasons to crush Canada! Gay-colored-pretend money and continued use of a $2 denomination!

What are you thinking? We in the U.S. also have a $2 bill. Just because you don't see it every day doesne't mean it is nonexistant.

It is no longer continued.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
women on the coin.

Something like this?

NSFW

Except this is a quarter so

nope. would be using it if it weren't for the silly femmys

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
women on the coin.

Something like this?

NSFW

Except this is a quarter so

Animated coins! Holy sh!t! They need to make those.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
women on the coin.

Something like this?

NSFW

Except this is a quarter so

 

[So]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
women on the coin.

Something like this?

NSFW

Except this is a quarter so

nope. would be using it if it weren't for the silly femmys

Put patton on a coin. People respect him too much to not spend him. Women on coins get kept where they belong, in a drawer in the kitchen!

 

[Anubis]

we do have them and they suck, i hate carrying around change i refuse to take them when some pimple farmer tries to give them to me at a store

the stopped mass production of the susan B anthony $ because its like the same size as a quarter and noone paied attention to what they were spending

 

[oogabooga]

i like the dollar coins, now the dollar bill has some value to me as a weapon.. bawhahah.
but seriously, i like the dollar coins and perfer them over bills.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: oogabooga
i like the dollar coins, now the dollar bill has some value to me as a weapon.. bawhahah.
but seriously, i like the dollar coins and perfer them over bills.

But you can get some nasty paper cuts with the paper bills

 

[cherrytwist]

Because strippers would have nowhere to keep their tips.

:beer:

 

[Mokmo418]

Las time i went to the U.S. i just couldn't believe a currency so used was still made out of paper not metal.
The canadian 1$ and 2 $ are coins
The european 1E and 2E are coins

and it's soo much easier to buy a pepsi with a coin than with an old dollar bill through that slot reader.
(I never understood Homer Simpson for hating that vending machine...)



Oh and look at our scary looking 50$ Bill(yet to be released) 20$ is scarier(and already comes out our ATMs)

 

[0roo0roo]

shoulda had sally hemmings on it. for a more direct link to the founding fathers

 

[Eli]

Um, er.. I'd be shocked if it hasn't been mentioned already, but we do have a 1$ coin.

All the mass transit ticket machines give them out as change around here.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Mokmo418
Las time i went to the U.S. i just couldn't believe a currency so used was still made out of paper not metal.
The canadian 1$ and 2 $ are coins
The european 1E and 2E are coins

and it's soo much easier to buy a pepsi with a coin than with an old dollar bill through that slot reader.
(I never understood Homer Simpson for hating that vending machine...)



Oh and look at our scary looking 50$ Bill(yet to be released) 20$ is scarier(and already comes out our ATMs)

Wow. I thought OUR new $20's were fruity-loops money. :roll:

 

[spidey07]

Whatever happend to the "franklin dollar" or "washington dollar"?

It was a goldish looking dollar coin that came out a few years ago. There was even some publicity adds for it.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Whatever happend to the "franklin dollar"?

It was a goldish looking dollar coin that came out a few years ago. There was even some publicity adds for it.

The only golden dollar coin I know of is the (realitivly) new Sacagawea coin.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: spidey07
Whatever happend to the "franklin dollar"?

It was a goldish looking dollar coin that came out a few years ago. There was even some publicity adds for it.

The only golden dollar coin I know of is the (realitivly) new Sacagawea coin.

I'll have to find it then. There was a whole slew of adds for it by the US mint. I believe I received some from purchasing stamps at the post office.

-edit- nevermind.

George Washington was the "spokesperson" for promoting the "golden dollar" which is the sacagawea coin.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_pro.../index.cfm?action=pr12

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: bootymac
We have coins for $1 and $2 here in Canada. Our bills are multi coloured too

Two more reasons to crush Canada! Gay-colored-pretend money and continued use of a $2 denomination!

What are you thinking? We in the U.S. also have a $2 bill. Just because you don't see it every day doesne't mean it is nonexistant.

It is no longer continued.

I have a 2002 $2 bill. I think it's 2002. It's > 2000. So they are still in production.

EDIT: I have two 1995's and one 2003 $2 bill.