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The end of the Golden Dollar?
I heard a rumor that the Sac. dollars would be discontinued after this
year, that they will not mint any more. Is this true? Does anyone know what the Mint has said, if anything? Thanks. Mike. |
if there is a need for them in commerce they will make as many as there is a
need for, plus probably some for collectors, regardless of the need in commerce. the short answer is some will be made in any case, but its quite possible none will be made for circulation, as there is very little need for them. "Mike" wrote in message om... I heard a rumor that the Sac. dollars would be discontinued after this year, that they will not mint any more. Is this true? Does anyone know what the Mint has said, if anything? Thanks. Mike. |
Now that the mint has decided to sell rolls to the public and made a tidy
profit on them, then you'll have small mintages of GDs and JFK halves from here on out. eric l. |
If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post
office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! |
"Mike" wrote in message ... If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! I think they have figured it out, but since few people have dollar coins in their pockets to feed the machines, they will be using crumbled up dollar bills for the foreseeable future. My guess is the next big shift in vending machines will be away from cash altogether. Some kind of smart card. You pay in advance and the machine deducts your purchases from your balance, much like gift cards work now. |
That appears to be the case. The local car wash's quarter dispenser is now
accepting credit/debit cards and throws out $.25 coins in return. Randy "Bob Peterson" wrote in message ... My guess is the next big shift in vending machines will be away from cash altogether. Some kind of smart card. You pay in advance and the machine deducts your purchases from your balance, much like gift cards work now. |
"Mike" wrote in message
om... I heard a rumor that the Sac. dollars would be discontinued after this year, that they will not mint any more. Is this true? Does anyone know what the Mint has said, if anything? Thanks. Mike. "Rumors of my early demise have been greatly exaggerated." -- Sacagewea "I'd rather be in Philadelphia." -- W.C. Fields |
"Mike" wrote in message ... If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! When I go to the public Laundromat; the washing machines cost $1.75 each and I use three. The dryers cost $1.00 each and I use two. That's a bunch of quarters. I sure wish that they would switch to dollar coin slots. Maybe we need a law mandating that. Sort of like the law mandating digital televisions by a specific date. Charlie |
From: "Edwin Johnston"
"Rumors of my early demise have been greatly exaggerated." -- Sacagewea That was Mark Twain, upon learning that his obituary had been published. "I'd rather be in Philadelphia." -- W.C. Fields Actually, the quote was: "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." ... it was what he had requested to be inscribed upon his tombstone. No, not the pizza. After his death, his relatives did not honor this request, opting for the simple epitaph: "William Claude Fields 1880 - 1946" Some famous (infamous) last words & such: "Nonsense, they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." —Gen. John Sedgwick, Battle of Spotsylvania, May, 1864 "Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." — Karl Marx "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do." — Oscar Wilde This always ends badly. Why do I keep doing this ?" — Brad Osberg. "I am just going outside (of the tent) and may be some time." — Capt. Lawrence Oates, British soldier. "I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis." — Humphrey Bogart "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something..." — Pancho Villa "Go away... I'm alright." — H. G. Wells "Oh, ****!" — Jim Madsen "There is a big difference between just being miserable and dying." — W. E. Whitaker. "Drink to me." — Pablo Picasso "Don't worry it's not loaded." — Terry Kath I realize life is worth living... Just not my life." — Lili Von Schtupp. "That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted." — Lou Costello "I'd hate to die twice." — Richard Feynman "I intend to live forever — so far, so good" — Stephen Wright. "I'm going to live forever, or die trying !" — Spider Robinson "I had you all going, didn't I?" — Lt. Col. Kenneth Wilson "Hey guys, watch this !" — Todd Poller "It is better to die on your feet that to live on your knees." — Dolores Ibarruri "Oh no, oh no... don't lift me, don't lift me." — Robert F. Kennedy. "They really are bad shots." — Charles De Gaulle "That's All Folks !" — Epitaph of Mel Blanc 8-D Coin Saver |
"Coin Saver" wrote in message
... Some famous (infamous) last words & such: [snip] "Where the ~!@#$%^&* did all these Indians come from??" -- Gen. Custer |
On Sat, "Edwin Johnston" wrote:
"Mike" wrote: I heard a rumor that the Sac. dollars would be discontinued after this year, that they will not mint any more. Is this true? Does anyone know what the Mint has said, if anything? Thanks. "Rumors of my early demise have been greatly exaggerated." -- Sacagewea What would you suggest I do with the one I got from a stamp vending machine that will not work in other vending machines? Joe Fischer |
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:49:54 -0500, Joe Fischer
wrote: What would you suggest I do with the one I got from a stamp vending machine that will not work in other vending machines? They don't accept coins at the grocery store? |
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"Jim" wrote in message ... Joe Fischer asks.... Please don't encourage anymore $ coin posts. No one's encouraging you to read them... |
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You need to contact the owner/operator of the laundromat and talk to them about your
desire to use dollar coins instead of dozens of quarters. MANY laundromats have converted as have many self-serve car washes. Not all, just many. It's up to the consumers to talk to the operators and let them know what they would prefer. -- -Fred Shecter Auctions: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...shreadv ector To reply by e-mail, remove zorch two places. "cstancarone" wrote in message ink.net... "Mike" wrote in message ... If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! When I go to the public Laundromat; the washing machines cost $1.75 each and I use three. The dryers cost $1.00 each and I use two. That's a bunch of quarters. I sure wish that they would switch to dollar coin slots. Maybe we need a law mandating that. Sort of like the law mandating digital televisions by a specific date. Charlie |
I gave 50 of them to a cashier at Wal-mart today and she held them up to the other
cashiers in her cupped hands and proclaimed: "COOL - I'VE GOT GOLDEN!". For every poo-pooer there are many people who like using the Golden Dollar. Just like the posts here. So if you like them, spend lots of them. If you see a negative post, go out of your way to make 3 times the posts that are positive. It *IS* a coin collecting newsgroup after all, not a coin hating newsgroup. But, some folks aren;t happy unless they can hate something and spread their own personal misery to others. What a sad and pitiful way to live. ;-) -- -Fred Shecter Auctions: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...shreadv ector To reply by e-mail, remove zorch two places. "Jorg Lueke" wrote in message ... On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:49:54 -0500, Joe Fischer wrote: On Sat, "Edwin Johnston" wrote: "Mike" wrote: I heard a rumor that the Sac. dollars would be discontinued after this year, that they will not mint any more. Is this true? Does anyone know what the Mint has said, if anything? Thanks. "Rumors of my early demise have been greatly exaggerated." -- Sacagewea What would you suggest I do with the one I got from a stamp vending machine that will not work in other vending machines? Joe Fischer Spending them works well for me. |
"Fred Shecter" sez...
For every poo-pooer there are many people who like using the Golden Dollar. No Fred, one more time. For every poo-pooer there are millions of other poo-pooers and/or those that don't GAS. For everyone like you, there are perhaps another handful scattered amongst the cosmos and 2-3 of them have gathered here. "Those" are the real numbers. It *IS* a coin collecting newsgroup after all, not a coin hating newsgroup. It is *not* a $ coin lovers NG either. See above. "COOL - I'VE GOT GOLDEN!". "Now would everyone standing in line behind Mr. Shecter please go find another register. This one is now closed, until such time my Manager can come down out of his cozy office above and take these 9,5 pounds of gold colored alloy off my hands, because my register wasn't designed to hold more than 6 of these damn things." Mr. Shecter then tells the Manager about the new NCR model SAC-NOW-WOW register designed to hold nothing but sacs of Gaweas, SBA's and deuces. Sensing impending lunacy about to erupt, the Manager escorts Mr. Shecter from the premises, while Fred screams...."I'll call the 800 number on you, you lying social miscreant you!" Always here for my fellow syngraphist or oenophile. --=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=-- |
On 06 Dec 2003 23:00:43 GMT, rosit (Jim) wrote:
"Those" are the real numbers. According to YOU. |
"Coin Saver" wrote in message
... From: "Edwin Johnston" "Rumors of my early demise have been greatly exaggerated." -- Sacagewea That was Mark Twain, upon learning that his obituary had been published. "I'd rather be in Philadelphia." -- W.C. Fields Actually, the quote was: "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." .... it was what he had requested to be inscribed upon his tombstone. No, not the pizza. After his death, his relatives did not honor this request, opting for the simple epitaph: "William Claude Fields 1880 - 1946" Some famous (infamous) last words & such: snip "Ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man." -- Mercutio, "Romeo and Juliet" |
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Here's my suggested replacement for the Golden Dollar...
http://home.alltel.net/randyric/coins/GoldenDollar.jpg |
Vector wrote:
On 06 Dec 2003 23:00:43 GMT, rosit (Jim) wrote: "Those" are the real numbers. According to YOU. "But nobody uses them." "Did you just call me a 'nobody'?" -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:39:24 -0600, "Michael G. Koerner"
wrote: Vector wrote: On 06 Dec 2003 23:00:43 GMT, rosit (Jim) wrote: "Those" are the real numbers. According to YOU. "But nobody uses them." "Did you just call me a 'nobody'?" I don't know who said "But nobody uses them." But, it obviously was not ME. |
Mike wrote:
If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! I put in $20.01 and get one .01 stamp and get a full $20.00 in change. However the last time I did this I got a mixed bag of SBA and GDs. -- George D Phoenix, AZ AAA, AARP, ANA, NRA, RCC ?+1, PIA, PIAAZ, GATF 85006-3032-18-4 Please use this address to mail me. Or remove the arizona in the link. Remember there is no Arizona. ALL emails incoming and outgoing are run thru Norton and AVG anti virus. |
RR wrote:
Here's my suggested replacement for the Golden Dollar... http://home.alltel.net/randyric/coins/GoldenDollar.jpg I like the design I don't like the idea of changing the Sac. The design is not the problem. The problem is the chicken and egg syndrome, you can't get GDs you can't find any place to spend them. Over and over again.... -- George D Phoenix, AZ AAA, AARP, ANA, NRA, RCC ?+1, PIA, PIAAZ, GATF 85006-3032-18-4 Please use this address to mail me. Or remove the arizona in the link. Remember there is no Arizona. ALL emails incoming and outgoing are run thru Norton and AVG anti virus. |
"George D" wrote in message ... Mike wrote: If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! I put in $20.01 and get one .01 stamp and get a full $20.00 in change. However the last time I did this I got a mixed bag of SBA and GDs. if your purpose is to spread the gospel of using $1 coins what difference does it make if its an SBA or a brass buck? -- George D Phoenix, AZ AAA, AARP, ANA, NRA, RCC ?+1, PIA, PIAAZ, GATF 85006-3032-18-4 Please use this address to mail me. Or remove the arizona in the link. Remember there is no Arizona. ALL emails incoming and outgoing are run thru Norton and AVG anti virus. |
George D wrote in
: Mike wrote: If anyone want dollar coins, all you have to do is go to the local post office and put 5, 10, or 20 dollars (currency) into the stamp machine, and they will give you a whole pocketful of nice new dollars. (At least where I live) I like to stop in once a month and get 20 dollars worth, minus stamp price of course, and circulate them. WHEN, will the manufacturers of vending machines figure out that it is so much easier to use dollar coins than it is to fool around trying to feed a crumpled one dollar bill into a vending machine! I put in $20.01 and get one .01 stamp and get a full $20.00 in change. However the last time I did this I got a mixed bag of SBA and GDs. Pardon me for pointing this out, but I think that it's hilarious to suggest feeding bills into a vending machine just to get GDs so that you don't have to feed bills into vending machines... - Andrew W Applegarth |
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:00:42 -0600, Vector wrote:
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:49:54 -0500, Joe Fischer wrote: What would you suggest I do with the one I got from a stamp vending machine that will not work in other vending machines? They don't accept coins at the grocery store? I have enough concern for the vending industry to not put a slug back in circulation. I am also interested in finding out why this coin was refused repeatedly. It has some scratches around the rim, but no noticeable burrs, it weighs the same, it is the same size, and just a little brown with no crud. If any more like this are found they should be studied. If anybody knows what kind of tests were done to estimate useful life before minting started, please let me know. Joe Fischer |
No Shred Man, I don't and neither should you. The etymology of "renewable resource" is probably as new as your 30 y/o quarter and is typically used in an environmental reference. And as far as a tree farm not being a forest, that's as absurd as a cemetary not being a graveyard. You know, the resting place of that almightiest of renewable resources? Go read a book on modern forestry and selective logging before you open that yap again. #1, and hear me clearly, I first set foot in the room on November 9th, nearly a month before your friend Shred Vector. I am not the person you wish to match ill spirited wits with. I do not deserve to be treated like a troll. Furthermore, you are incorrect about the forest issue. Tree Farms are normally a single species desert which have only a superficial resemblance to a real forest ecosystem. I know a little bit about it simply by living in an area with thousands of square miles of tree farms within a few minute's drive. The definition of forest doesn't resemble any tree farm I've ever seen, except for the large area bit. 1. A dense growth of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area. Quit with the hateful banter, whatever it is that has you ****ed at the world ... wasn't my doing. |
Vector wrote:
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:39:24 -0600, "Michael G. Koerner" wrote: Vector wrote: On 06 Dec 2003 23:00:43 GMT, rosit (Jim) wrote: "Those" are the real numbers. According to YOU. "But nobody uses them." "Did you just call me a 'nobody'?" I don't know who said "But nobody uses them." But, it obviously was not ME. I was just speaking in a 'generic' sense. -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
RR wrote:
Here's my suggested replacement for the Golden Dollar... http://home.alltel.net/randyric/coins/GoldenDollar.jpg Won't work. Not three mottos, not two, not even one. And, what, the value is indicated by a _digit_? Nah. SCNR ;-) Christian |
Andrew W Applegarth wrote in
: Pardon me for pointing this out, but I think that it's hilarious to suggest feeding bills into a vending machine just to get GDs so that you don't have to feed bills into vending machines... It's easier than dealing with a bank that may not currently have any Golden Dollars. It's also easier than trying to get some from retailers since many don't have any in their registers...if they did, Golden Dollars would be as available as quarters from any store at any hour. Most postal machines at post offices (that I know of) are available 24 hours a day. Barney |
From: jstonefeel
No one's encouraging you to read them... My reading them wasn't the point. The point is they're mindless, repetitive banter with no viable substance and seemingly no end, just circular ad barfinitum drivel. as is true of ALL coin posts. Perhaps you'd be happier reading the Extra-Terrestrial Aliens NGs ... they're anything butt boring. Coin Saver |
From: jstonefeel
Don't answer please, just speaking out loud practicing my mindlessness... Too late. 8-) Coin Saver |
From: Vector
"Those" are the real numbers. According to YOU. .... and you should learn to trust these numbers, for a very good reason. Wanna know why?? ...... CUZ THEY'RE RIGHT .... duuuuh .... 8-D Coin Saver |
To change the subject: Anyone have a suggestion for a politically correct women for the next dollar design? |
wrote in message ... To change the subject: Anyone have a suggestion for a politically correct women for the next dollar design? My vote goes to lady liberty. |
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