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Dollar Coins in Normal Commerce
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06/02/2010 at 06:11 AM, GFH said: Are dollar coins being used in normal commerce? I have not seen even one. My bank does not have any. The local post office has never seen one. I live near Charlottesville, VA. Does anyone know of a location where these coins are in common use? Vending machines in post offices tend to use these for change, at least here in Cleveland. Was in Boston a week or so ago. A little on the outskirts (Burlington/North Billerica). Wanted to take the train downtown. Had to pay for parking, which required $4 in singles or coins (no attendant on duty). Had to get $20 in dollar coins from the change machine - 19 presendential dollars and 1 SBA. I paid part of the train ticket price that day with these coins, and repeated the trip another day and used up the rest. As someone else said, if vending machines are around, these seem to be pretty common. Nick |
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Hles in pants pockets is an urban myth. Right now I have in my right pocket
carkeys, lighter, and $5.67 in change (a little more than usual but a half and two goldies). In my left, truckbox keys, pocketknife, 66 adapter, ink eraser, and a 10' metal tape measure. At the end of a working day there will be also various parts, screws, bridging clips and vrious label covers. This has been my load for many years, and my pants go out at the knees long before the pocket can give out. Ever heft a woman's purse ? A few goldies would not make any difference. |
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... GFH wrote: Are dollar coins being used in normal commerce? I have not seen even one. My bank does not have any. The local post office has never seen one. I live near Charlottesville, VA. Does anyone know of a location where these coins are in common use? U.S. dollar coins are in heavy use in various Latin American countries, most notably Ecuador, because the native coinage is considered to be unstable and therefore less desirable. Since the small-size version of the dollar was introduced in 1979, they have been essentially a complete fizzle in their country of origin, no matter which design you name. There was a brief period, at the beginning of the Sacagawea design, when Walmart gave them out in change by the millions, and a period of years when dollar coins were given as change in postage vending machines in the lobbies of USPS. The post office in my town yanked its vending machine last year, so that was the end of that locally, but I can't speak for any other location. The most common reason given for their lack of stateside use is the preference for the paper dollar, in spite of its higher net cost, due to the reality that metal dollars are heavier than paper ones, and the fear that metal dollars rapidly wear holes in pants pockets. James Basically, due to inflation we've come to regard coins mostly as pocket change rather than as useful money to spend. IMO, were we to mint $2 and/or $5 coins, that attitude might change, even if the equivalent bills were still available. Otherwise, the rare dollar coin in change typically goes into the jar with all the dimes nickels and quarters to be cashed in for "money" at the appropriate occasion. Your use of the pronoun "we" definitely does not include yours truly. I have no change jar on my hoosier. I don't even have a hoosier. Don't dispair. There are many other ways and places you can store accumulated change. Granted, I spend change as quickly as I can, for the holes in the pants pocket reason, but a dollar's worth of coin buys the same as a dollar bill, and I refuse to treat them with disdain. Heck, I still bend down to retrieve a corroded cent from a muddy gutter. Then I do what I can to get rid of it. The number of astonished looks I get from store cashiers increases as I calculate, in advance, how much coin I will have to tender to make it so I get only bills in return. Of course, ten dimes or 20 nickels buys the same as a dollar bill. But rhetorically, how many people leave home in the morning being sure to carry the same pocket change they came home with the day before? I, too, will pick up any penny I see on the ground, maybe because were both old enough to never ignore this fortunate opportunity, regardless of the actual purchasing power of a penny. Unless I happen to make a purchase where that penny will be handy, I'll toss the penny in a jar with the others. Although I do have a Hoosier, I don't keep my penny jar there. It's a secret. Your implication that you will carry and use coins to avoid receiving more of them in change sounds a little confusing, but let me ponder it a bit more. I'm a lot slower than I used to be. If I have, say $1 in change on me, I can be 99% certain that any purchase I make will make some of it go away. What really gets me is to have 66 cents and have the total owed end in .67. There's always that emergency penny in your loafer, although today I suppose that space has been enlarged to accommodate dollar coins. |
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sterrys@ no.spam.sbcglobal.net wrote in message ... Hles in pants pockets is an urban myth. Right now I have in my right carkeys, lighter, and $5.67 in change (a little more than usual but a half and two goldies). In my left, truckbox keys, pocketknife, 66 adapter, ink eraser, and a 10' metal tape measure. At the end of a working day there will be also various parts, screws, bridging clips and vrious label covers. This has been my load for many years, and my pants go out at the knees long before the pocket can give out. Ever heft a woman's purse ? A few goldies would not make any difference. You oviously wear work pants made of a hefty fabric. All that pokey stuff would soon cause a rub-tear in the outer material in most casual pants, even if the pocket itself remained intact. BTW, around here you probably could be arrested if caught with a "deadly" pocket knife. When I was a kid, most every boy had a sheathed hunting knife which was perfectly okay to carry. Our parents often bought them for us. Switchblades were frowned upon though. Personally, I've never hefted a woman's purse. I'm sometimes embarassed enough about my own wallet. |
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Bruce Remick wrote:
"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... GFH wrote: Are dollar coins being used in normal commerce? I have not seen even one. My bank does not have any. The local post office has never seen one. I live near Charlottesville, VA. Does anyone know of a location where these coins are in common use? U.S. dollar coins are in heavy use in various Latin American countries, most notably Ecuador, because the native coinage is considered to be unstable and therefore less desirable. Since the small-size version of the dollar was introduced in 1979, they have been essentially a complete fizzle in their country of origin, no matter which design you name. There was a brief period, at the beginning of the Sacagawea design, when Walmart gave them out in change by the millions, and a period of years when dollar coins were given as change in postage vending machines in the lobbies of USPS. The post office in my town yanked its vending machine last year, so that was the end of that locally, but I can't speak for any other location. The most common reason given for their lack of stateside use is the preference for the paper dollar, in spite of its higher net cost, due to the reality that metal dollars are heavier than paper ones, and the fear that metal dollars rapidly wear holes in pants pockets. James Basically, due to inflation we've come to regard coins mostly as pocket change rather than as useful money to spend. IMO, were we to mint $2 and/or $5 coins, that attitude might change, even if the equivalent bills were still available. Otherwise, the rare dollar coin in change typically goes into the jar with all the dimes nickels and quarters to be cashed in for "money" at the appropriate occasion. Your use of the pronoun "we" definitely does not include yours truly. I have no change jar on my hoosier. I don't even have a hoosier. Don't dispair. There are many other ways and places you can store accumulated change. Granted, I spend change as quickly as I can, for the holes in the pants pocket reason, but a dollar's worth of coin buys the same as a dollar bill, and I refuse to treat them with disdain. Heck, I still bend down to retrieve a corroded cent from a muddy gutter. Then I do what I can to get rid of it. The number of astonished looks I get from store cashiers increases as I calculate, in advance, how much coin I will have to tender to make it so I get only bills in return. Of course, ten dimes or 20 nickels buys the same as a dollar bill. But rhetorically, how many people leave home in the morning being sure to carry the same pocket change they came home with the day before? I, too, will pick up any penny I see on the ground, maybe because were both old enough to never ignore this fortunate opportunity, regardless of the actual purchasing power of a penny. Unless I happen to make a purchase where that penny will be handy, I'll toss the penny in a jar with the others. Although I do have a Hoosier, I don't keep my penny jar there. It's a secret. Your implication that you will carry and use coins to avoid receiving more of them in change sounds a little confusing, but let me ponder it a bit more. I'm a lot slower than I used to be. If I have, say $1 in change on me, I can be 99% certain that any purchase I make will make some of it go away. What really gets me is to have 66 cents and have the total owed end in .67. There's always that emergency penny in your loafer, although today I suppose that space has been enlarged to accommodate dollar coins. Geez, I haven't worn penny loafers for 50 years. They were pretty cool when I did wear them, though! Drove those 8th grade girls completely insane. James the Dude |
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... Bruce Remick wrote: "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message ... GFH wrote: Are dollar coins being used in normal commerce? I have not seen even one. My bank does not have any. The local post office has never seen one. I live near Charlottesville, VA. Does anyone know of a location where these coins are in common use? U.S. dollar coins are in heavy use in various Latin American countries, most notably Ecuador, because the native coinage is considered to be unstable and therefore less desirable. Since the small-size version of the dollar was introduced in 1979, they have been essentially a complete fizzle in their country of origin, no matter which design you name. There was a brief period, at the beginning of the Sacagawea design, when Walmart gave them out in change by the millions, and a period of years when dollar coins were given as change in postage vending machines in the lobbies of USPS. The post office in my town yanked its vending machine last year, so that was the end of that locally, but I can't speak for any other location. The most common reason given for their lack of stateside use is the preference for the paper dollar, in spite of its higher net cost, due to the reality that metal dollars are heavier than paper ones, and the fear that metal dollars rapidly wear holes in pants pockets. James Basically, due to inflation we've come to regard coins mostly as pocket change rather than as useful money to spend. IMO, were we to mint $2 and/or $5 coins, that attitude might change, even if the equivalent bills were still available. Otherwise, the rare dollar coin in change typically goes into the jar with all the dimes nickels and quarters to be cashed in for "money" at the appropriate occasion. Your use of the pronoun "we" definitely does not include yours truly. I have no change jar on my hoosier. I don't even have a hoosier. Don't dispair. There are many other ways and places you can store accumulated change. Granted, I spend change as quickly as I can, for the holes in the pants pocket reason, but a dollar's worth of coin buys the same as a dollar bill, and I refuse to treat them with disdain. Heck, I still bend down to retrieve a corroded cent from a muddy gutter. Then I do what I can to get rid of it. The number of astonished looks I get from store cashiers increases as I calculate, in advance, how much coin I will have to tender to make it so I get only bills in return. Of course, ten dimes or 20 nickels buys the same as a dollar bill. But rhetorically, how many people leave home in the morning being sure to carry the same pocket change they came home with the day before? I, too, will pick up any penny I see on the ground, maybe because were both old enough to never ignore this fortunate opportunity, regardless of the actual purchasing power of a penny. Unless I happen to make a purchase where that penny will be handy, I'll toss the penny in a jar with the others. Although I do have a Hoosier, I don't keep my penny jar there. It's a secret. Your implication that you will carry and use coins to avoid receiving more of them in change sounds a little confusing, but let me ponder it a bit more. I'm a lot slower than I used to be. If I have, say $1 in change on me, I can be 99% certain that any purchase I make will make some of it go away. What really gets me is to have 66 cents and have the total owed end in .67. There's always that emergency penny in your loafer, although today I suppose that space has been enlarged to accommodate dollar coins. Geez, I haven't worn penny loafers for 50 years. They were pretty cool when I did wear them, though! Drove those 8th grade girls completely insane. James the Dude When you were in the 12th grade? ;) Bruce "loved those Snap Jacks". |
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On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 19:06:14 -0500, "Mr. Jaggers"
lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: Bruce Remick wrote: There's always that emergency penny in your loafer, although today I suppose that space has been enlarged to accommodate dollar coins. Geez, I haven't worn penny loafers for 50 years. They were pretty cool when I did wear them, though! Drove those 8th grade girls completely insane. I had a boss about five years ago that wore them. I gave her a couple of well-worn mid-teens wheaties to use in the loafers, and when I saw her about a year ago, she still had them in. take care, Scott |
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On Jun 2, 9:11*am, GFH wrote:
Are dollar coins being used in normal commerce? I have not seen even one. *My bank does not have any. *The local post office has never seen one. *I live near Charlottesville, VA. Does anyone know of a location where these coins are in common use? GFH Transit authorities, like railroad stations might give them out in ticket machines. Not sure about nation wide, but New Jersey does. |
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On Jun 2, 3:40*pm, sterrys@ no.spam.sbcglobal.net wrote:
Hles in pants pockets is an urban myth. Right now I have in my right pocket carkeys, lighter, and $5.67 in change (a little more than usual but a half and two goldies). In my left, truckbox keys, pocketknife, 66 adapter, ink eraser, and a 10' metal tape measure. At the end of a working day there will be also various parts, screws, bridging clips and vrious label covers. This has been my load for many years, and my pants go out at the knees long before the pocket can give out. Ever heft a woman's purse ? A few goldies would not make any difference. Yup. Round coins do not wear holes in pockets, especailly smooth edges coins like Golden Dollars (and the incuse lettering does not abrade pockets since it is incuse). Car keys poke holes or wear holes in pockets. Especially the newer, extremely long and jagged keys. Another way to wear a hole is to carry around a nice sharp-cornered BEP strap of bills. Those corners will (eventaully) wear through average pockets. |
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On Jun 2, 8:46*pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
"loved those Snap Jacks". OMG! I haven't thought of those in years! Yeah, I had a pair, but they hurt my feet, so one pair and done! Jud -Sneaker wearer- |
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