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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NOS, post: 4235309, member: 2098&quot;]This has been beaten and beaten and beaten but it will never be economically feasible to replace dollar bills with dollar coins. The average lifespan of the dollar bill has been extended to six+ years due to improved and modernized fitness-scanning equipment from the government.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, the cost of the metal and heavier weight to transport them has been shown to be a net loss compared to keeping the dollar bill circulating. It may have been feasible to transition over to dollar coins and phase out dollar bills in circa 1985 when metal prices were low enough but that ship has long since sailed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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