Bank teller tells me that dollar bill WILL be replaced by Golden Dollar coin!

"A.E. Gelat" wrote:

"Michael G. Koerner" wrote in message
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Scott Stevenson wrote:

On Sat, 28 May 2005 22:47:34 -0500, "A.E. Gelat"
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This is incredible! If the presidential dollar coins are the size of
the
golden dollars, they too will fail, and the dollar bill will survive. I
am
all for eliminating the bill, but the replacement coin must be small,
perhaps even smaller than the quarter.



Why would it need to be smaller than a quarter? What is wrong with
the current size?

Weight and bulk

Tony

Us here in the UK have managed fine with a thick and "heavy" £1 coin for
22 years with no complaints. Billy



Seems to work fine at that size in Canuckistan.

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In a recent message "A.E. Gelat" wrote:


"Scott Stevenson" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 22:47:34 -0500, "A.E. Gelat"
wrote:

This is incredible! If the presidential dollar coins are the size of the
golden dollars, they too will fail, and the dollar bill will survive. I
am
all for eliminating the bill, but the replacement coin must be small,
perhaps even smaller than the quarter.

Tony

Why would it need to be smaller than a quarter? What is wrong with
the current size?

take care,
Scott

If the dollar bill goes away and is replaced by dollar coins of today's
size,
people will not use them because of the weight and bulk. That will be
another boondoggle. How often do you get any of the current dollar
coins anywhere except at stamp vending machines? In the UK, the
1 pound coin (worth about $1.80) is the size a nickel and has been
accepted by the public.


Bigger, thicker and heavier than a nickel.

However, the two pound coin has caught on perfectly happily
and it is much larger than the 'golden dollar'

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note.boy wrote:
Why would it need to be smaller than a quarter? What is wrong
with the current size?

Weight and bulk

Us here in the UK have managed fine with a thick and "heavy" £1 coin
for 22 years with no complaints. Billy

Exactly. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the current US dollar
coin. It's only nominally more weighty than quarters, and no one
complains about them.

It always cracks me up -- the exact same people complain that dollar
coins get confused with quarters, and that they're too big and heavy.
You can't have it both ways.

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Bob

Kay Archer wrote:
If the Susan B's had actually been 12-sided as promised, they may
have been more acceptable for the general user. And no need for the
larger 'golden' dollar.

Huh? Sackies are the exact same size as Susies, not larger.

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Bob

"A.E. Gelat" wrote:

"Scott Stevenson" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 22:47:34 -0500, "A.E. Gelat"
wrote:

This is incredible! If the presidential dollar coins are the size of the
golden dollars, they too will fail, and the dollar bill will survive. I
am
all for eliminating the bill, but the replacement coin must be small,
perhaps even smaller than the quarter.

Tony

Why would it need to be smaller than a quarter? What is wrong with
the current size?

take care,
Scott

If the dollar bill goes away and is replaced by dollar coins of today's
size,
people will not use them because of the weight and bulk. That will be
another boondoggle. How often do you get any of the current dollar
coins anywhere except at stamp vending machines? In the UK, the
1 pound coin (worth about $1.80) is the size a nickel and has been
accepted by the public.

Just ask the Canuckistanis. Their 'Loon' C$1 coin is exactly the same
dimensions as the current USA $1 coin.

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All the presidential Golden Dollars will have liberty on them. On the
reverse. All of them.

They will continue to mint Sacagaweas as well (not sure if they will also
have the Statue of Liberty on the reverse).

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"Padraic Brown" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 22:47:18 GMT, "Fred Shecter"
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* They looked at weaning folks off the $1 bill by flooding the USA with $2
bills, but they may just stop printing Twos and use the $5 bill and the
Golden Dollar Coins.

Well, we all here know that "weaning" doesn't work. Didn't work in
1979 nor in 2000. This is one instance where cold turkey is the only
feasable way.

On the other hand, they WOULD have to flood America with nasty Dead
Presidents...

I am reminded of the old maxim: 'Be careful what you wish for'. With
the exception of the "dollar coins are too heavy to carry" fogeys,
almost everyone here (me incl.) has wished they would be rid of the
rag dollar in favour of the coin. Looks like we're going to get just
that, only with Willam Harrison's mug on in stead of some more
attractive Liberty.

Who was William Harrison? The US president whose ONLY claims to fame
are 1)longest inaugural speech, 2) shortest term in office (hint: the
two are almost the same length), 3) will have his mug on a dollar
coin.

BORING! The Dutch euro coins are more exciting.

Padraic.

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On Mon, 30 May 2005 02:03:13 GMT, "Fred Shecter"
wrote:

All the presidential Golden Dollars will have liberty on them. On the
reverse. All of them.

They will continue to mint Sacagaweas as well (not sure if they will also
have the Statue of Liberty on the reverse).

Bizarre. It just gets worse and worse!

Padraic.

la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.

Fred Shecter wrote:


* Dollar bills will be gone by 2015.


I guess topless dancers will go broke then!

They take two's and fives, prefer twenties and fifties


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Fred Shecter wrote:


* Dollar bills will be gone by 2015.

I guess topless dancers will go broke then!

Jon wrote:

Fred Shecter wrote:


* Dollar bills will be gone by 2015.


I guess topless dancers will go broke then!

I'll say it again...

**DON'T BE SO G$# D%#& *CHEAP*!!!!**

Adjust your tipping for inflation and use $5s. You'll be AMAZED by the
rapid improvement in the quality of the shows that you get in return.

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