Confusion with presidential dollars.

Yesterday my father in law calls me to ask me how much a strange looking coin is worth.
He says "it is gold, has a president on it, and is from 2000". :headbang:

I can't believe some people have never seen these!

Also, here is a police auction. This lot is for "5 Gold toned dollars". Don't let these get away!

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=20892&weid=15555&weiid=5520486&archive=n&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=2&lang=En

 

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G, the only problem is that they didn't make Prez dollars in 2000. By any chance, did he say it was an "Native American President"?

Chris

 

Good point Chris. Maybe he thought sacajawea was a president lol. But Yeah he did say Indian chick. My bad.

 

Bid 'em baby!

 

They are all over Salt Lake city. I get them every day at work. UTA TRAX (salt lake's mass transit trains) uses them to ride the train.
from Wikipedia
"Three ticket vending machines are located on the platform that provide single-ride, round trip, and all day passes, as well as family and discounted fare tickets. The vending machines are cash-only and provide change in dollar coins and quarters only.[15] TRAX ticket machines used to accept UTA fare tokens, which are still accepted on buses, until September 1, 2008, when UTA discontinued their use at TRAX machines due to increased token fraud at the ticket machines"

 

I've never in my life been handed any of the less common varieties of currency by a cashier/teller without asking for it. That includes dollar coins, halves and two dollar bills. People just don't give them out so they don't circulate.

 

wow, not even our own police force knows anything about the Presidential Dollars, that is just crazy! It just comes to show that cops have low IQs, maybe it's all those donuts with the high fructose corn syrup they eat.

 

A little off subject, but today a bank teller told me she had a strange penny she wanted to show me....she said she had never seen anythink like it. At this point I'm thinking perhaps an IHC or maybe a foreign coin. Nope, she shows me a 2009 Rail Splitter cent. Someone who deals with money every day had no idea what it was.

Somehow, we are missing the boat when it comes to publicizing our coins....

 

I don't think that it is a publicity problem. Some are just swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool

 

Some people just don't care. I don't know a whole lot about stamps. I hope someone that did wouldn't bash me if I asked a "stupid stamp question".

 

How many of you know how deep an earthworm can burrow into the ground?

How long does it take a gallon of water in an open bucket in direct sunlight to evaporate?

What is the average life expectancy of a German cockroach?

Believe it or not, there are people who can give you answers to these questions right off the top of their head without having to search the internet. If you don't know the answers, perhaps your "gene pool" is defective, too. Bank tellers and cashiers are not hired for their numismatic knowledge. Maybe some of you should remove your blinders and accept the fact that some people have more important things in life to think about.

Chris

 

I can't really call anyone dumb because they aren't aware of the newest coin designs. I think that by now all people should be aware of the new "smaller dollar" coin that have been somewhat circulating since 1979.

 

Actually, I think publicity IS the problem. Remember how many people knew about the state quarters? It was in the newspapers. The bicentenial cents should have been publicized better (IMHO).

 

This one varies depending on the ambient temperature, elevation of the sun, and the size and composition of the bucket.

 

The Presidential Dollars got PLENTY of publicity prior to and after they were released.

The REAL reason the Presidential Dollars do not circulate is because businesses, both large and small, "prefer" to order Paper Dollars over dollar coins and until the paper dollar gets eliminated so that "businesses cannot order them, they simply will NOT change the way they do business.

It may seem like a simple decision to folks that do not work in retail, but it isn't. Changing over to Dollar Coins will be a major undertaking and will most certainly cost more than ordering bills. Imagine the weight involved with $1,000 one dollar bills and compare that to the weight of 1,000 $1.00 coins. One os much easier to handle over the other and the extra weight will cost extra delivery charges.

 

19Lyds:

My comment was in regard to the bicentennial cents from 2009

 

Just want to say, I personally have never ever seen a presidential dollar coin. Ever. Maybe here, on this site, yes. I am aware of them, have been, just never been offered one in change or anything. Guess I live in a backward area. Poor gene pool or something.. Haven't seen any new pennies either. Two dollar bills? Not here! Once in a while I ask at the bank. Never any luck here. Downstate it was different; but 'up north', in a rural area?? Nah...

 

Some new dead presidents for you Lucy......