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Banks usually have some dollar coins and if you ask they can get them.

But cash register drawers usually do not have a space for them, they’re relatively heavy, and people don’t use them because they don’t use them.

Vending machines famously went ham trying to use them which annoyed people.

It didn’t help that the old Susan B dollar coins were almost a quarter shape and size if you weren’t paying attention.

The dollar coin SHOULD be small, a bit bigger than a dime, imo.

Or just skip the dollar coin and go right to a three dollar coin.





Pennies are going away so cash drawers should start having room for $1 coins soon. I'm hopeful we'll start seeing them.

I always wondered what took them so long. Pennies are so worthless people won't even stoop to pick one up if they see it on the ground.



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