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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ThomasW, post: 4004264, member: 58109&quot;]The dollar coins that have been made from 2012 onward haven&#039;t actually been intended for circulation.&nbsp; Before 2012 they WERE intended for circulation and many millions of each type were made, whereas much smaller numbers of each type have been made from 2012 onward, meant strictly for collectors.&nbsp; The mint probably does quite well on the sales of all of their various dollar coins, since the metal value of each dollar coin, which they sell for $1.00 plus a premium, is only about 5 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some places where dollar coins actually circulate quite extensively, such as in transit systems.&nbsp; In my local transit system, they are accepted and dispensed by fare machines at train and subway stations, and buses also use them.&nbsp; I sometimes find dollar coins there that are worn almost smooth from use.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found that the SBA dollars wear very slowly, but the golden dollars don&#039;t hold up as well and wear much more quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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