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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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"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. |
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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. |
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"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 |
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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 news "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 |
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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. |
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"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. |
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