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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;topcover, post: 362023, member: 12479&quot;]So long as Americans have a choice, they will go with what they know. Right now, that&#039;s the paper dollar. Paper currency is iconic in the depiction of wealth. The aluminum briefcases full of wrapped bundles of $100&#039;s, &quot;All about the Benjamins&quot;, money showers... images of money are always associated with paper currency. If you look at other countries where they&#039;ve adopted a dollar coin, there isn&#039;t a paper dollar counterpart. They have no choice. If the US was truly serious about implementing the dollar coin, they would have to phase out the dollar bill.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I feel that the Ike, Sac and now the Pres dollars is a vehicle for the Mint to generate interest in coins and coin collecting and hence another revenue stream. They&#039;re betting and hoping that these dollar coins never see the light of circulation. It&#039;s the same ploy that the USPS uses to generate more interest in stamp collecting. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Note:</b> Last week, there were stickers on our parking meters that said, &quot;Now Accepting the NEW Presidential Dollar Coin!&quot; Here in San Francisco a quarter buys you only 6 minutes on the meter. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just my 2 cents...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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