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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BigsWick, post: 362044, member: 3534&quot;]I think most people simply don&#039;t want to go to the extra &quot;effort&quot; required to carry and spend $1 coins. I still toss them into a large mason jar whenever I get them. When the jar fills I&#039;ll take it to the bank and get cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did make an effort about a year ago to spend $1 coins at the corner grocery store, every morning when I bought coffee. I thought that might help get several into circulation in a small way. Every pay period I&#039;d get 20 or 30 from the bank, SBAs and Sacs, and I&#039;d spend them whenever. Turns out a guy who worked at the store was &quot;buying&quot; them all out of the cash register and taking them home to put in a jar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same thing with 50¢ pieces. You&#039;d think a coin with JFK on it would circulate more than it does, but 50¢ doesn&#039;t buy a whole lot these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to see the mint try a $5 or $10 coin in the near furture. Maybe a $20 coin would see more success?</p><p><br /></p><p>I read somewhere that a US $1 bill has an average life span of 14 months. Perhaps it might be time to learn a lesson from our neighbors to the south and try a polymer bill? I got several for the first time last month when I went on a fishing trip, and I can tell you they are cool. I&#039;ll bet those suckers will be around for decades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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