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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1912661, member: 5233&quot;]In the thread that I originally quoted...someone stated that they believed one additional benefit we would see if the US got rid of the $1 note and only had a $1 coin would be an increase in new coin collectors.&nbsp; My only point was that such an increase would be &quot;neutral&quot; because such a change would have the inverse result on new currency collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right...most serious currency collectors don&#039;t collect $1 notes in circulation, they prefer older notes.&nbsp; What you are forgetting is the more serious coin collectors are the exact same way.&nbsp; However, just like new coin collectors...new currency collectors begin with notes in circulation.&nbsp; The most commonly collected note for a new currency collector: $1 FRNs.&nbsp; If the $1 FRN went away, we would more than likely see a reduction in new currency collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is why I believe that the increase in coin collectors we might see in this scenario is somewhat &quot;neutral.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think you are exactly right.&nbsp; I think the main problem is the US population is somewhat lazy and doesn&#039;t like change.&nbsp; On the surface, even though this makes complete fiscal sense, it seems like a big change.&nbsp; Again, people don&#039;t like change.&nbsp; If I were a politican, I would be worried that if I instigated such a change...it would be unpopular amongst the populous (as a whole) and it might affect my chances at reelection.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie32" alt=":chicken:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the unfortunate things about democracy is that in order to have elected officials who make their living being elected officials...those officials need to worry about their livelihood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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