| Why no $5, $10, $20, or $50 coins today?
In the 200+ years that the US has been making $1 coins, the inflation rate has gradually (and sometimes not so gradually) eroded the spending power of the dollar. In 1796, a $1 coin could buy a dinner and drinks for a family. In order to pay for my family's dinner using coins today, I would have to carry a relatively large number of heavy $1 coins. So I pay with a $20 or $50 bill instead. Why don't we have a $20 r a $50 coin available for me to use? Obviously, I would need to acquire that $50 coin for $50, so the $50 gold or platinum coins don't count.
Aaron
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