1$ Coins

[pmcd9]

Apparently we have a bunch of them that nobody wants to use.  Meanwhile, I am ready and willing to start using 1$ coins, but I NEVER get them in my change, ever.  Now I know why.  It's because the government, rather than put the coins into circulation, is pouring them into some kind of Scrooge McDuck money bin in Baltimore.  WTF!

[wombat]

Someone gave me one of those dollar coins to pay for something a couple weeks ago and for a minute she was trying to pull something, I had never seen one before.

[pmcd9]

I got some in change when they first came out a few years ago and since then, nothing.

[greenkoolayd]

the change machine at school gives them out when you put in a 5 or 10 dollar bill.  thats the only place i ever get them.

[Asherdan]

I look for places that give them back to me in change and over the last couple of years that has dwindled down to only the post office.

My question is, why not just quit making dollar bills? After a coupla years most of those would pass to collections or go to the worn out shred bin.

[theinevitable]

when people give me these at work, the line "so you took the metro today?" gets laughs.

"I'm sorry, we don't accept metro tokens" made too many people confused.

I like them, but never get them as change.

[jay-ell]

I like them too. I don't know of anyplace that around here that gives them as change.

[Nabubrush]

So into the new coinage. Unfortunately, I never actually use real cash money, so it's hard for me to pick any of it up out of pocket change.

[side_show]

I don't know what the situation is  that prevents this from becoming a thing is down in the US. 

The only people who really suffer when it comes to dollar coins in Canada are strippers, and even then the talented ones figure out gross/ingenious ways of dealing with this.

[wombat]

It's because our coins don't have an animal on them.

[pmcd9]

So there are a bunch of us apparently that would like to use the $1 coins, but the government is just shoveling them into a Scrooge McDuck style money bin instead.  Fascinating!

[jaydub]

I had a giraffebowl where I kept a bunch of them, and I'd run my fingers through them and pour them from hand to hand.  Especially the gold Sacajawea ones.  Then the giraffebowl broke.  I actively try to keep them in circulation, spending them instead of giving them to nephews, etc.  I used to be able to go into the bank and get a roll of them, but they've been out the last few times I tried. Its hard to practice an eccentricity that has limited resources.

[CortJstr]

I get them as change when I use the pay parking lots with no attendant. I love them but I hoard them in my car's coin dealy so I can use them at parking meters. They're especially nice at the meters that give you more minutes for higher denomination coins (though those seem more rare).

The US won't drop the paper dollar for the same reason they won't drop the penny, we think unaltered currency appears strong and safe. Plus people hate change and would bitch.

Most people I hear who don't like the coins complain about the weight and that they'll scratch their phones. I'm guessing these are the same people who just never, ever spend change. They carry it around all day then empty their pockets into a jar at night and visit the Coin Star once a year.

[KeithHernandez]

I am so proud of myself when I remember to use change when I am buying something.

[Nabubrush]

In general, the population refuses to use $1 coins. People may blame it on phones, but it was going on before they were popular. People want paper money. People are terrified of new things. The Susan B. Anthony debacle didn't help any.