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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1512182, member: 66&quot;]Every time they have issued a new dollar since 1971 and especially since 1979 there has been discussion of the dollar coin replacing the dollar note but this year is the FIRST time anyone has actually submitted legislation to actually discontinue the paper note.&nbsp; I know legislation was submitted earlier this year.&nbsp; This article does not reference the actual legislation so I don&#039;t know if this is new legislation or if they are just referring to the earlier bill.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the legislation they are referring to calls for a new dollar coin I would oppose it.&nbsp; If it just calls for the elimination of the dollar note I would support it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned the &quot;golden dollars&quot; ARE copper, or at least 88% copper.&nbsp; If the dollar note is eliminated the dillion coin stockpile will be drawn down and more coins for circulation will have to be struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the shipping cost of the coins being higher, yes that is true, but since the coins last longer&nbsp; they won&#039;t be constantly having to ship more dollar to the banks.&nbsp; This assumes the coins continue to circulate from the banks to businesses to customers to businesses and back to banks.&nbsp; If customers throw them into hoards like they do cents then you have a problem.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t know too many people that throw their dollar bills into a box each night so I would expect them to continue circulating.&nbsp; Dollar bills in a community continually wear out and have to be replaced.&nbsp; Once the community banks have enough dollar coins further shipments should drop off considerably.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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