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<p>[QUOTE="Dave L, post: 935111, member: 26285"]Unfortunately, the public seems to want it the other way 'round, wating to get rid of the blasted coins and keep the paper dollar. Most people I know (non collectors, of course) wouldn't care if the one cent, 50 cent adn the dollar coin -and the two dollar bill- disappeared.</p><p> </p><p>I've heard that the dollar coins enjoy a rather robust use in countries that have abandoned their currency and adopted the US currency, like Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama. The dollar evidently is rather poplar in places of high humidity, where it can buy much more than it can stateside. I went through a phase where i tried to use the Presidential dollars as they were issued. People took them, though most were visibly perturbed. In an effort to not become "That Guy Again" when the clerks in stores saw me, I stopped. </p><p> </p><p>But honestly, I would hate to see the one dollar bill go. It's been around for so long and I've used them so much, it's like an old friend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dave L, post: 935111, member: 26285"]Unfortunately, the public seems to want it the other way 'round, wating to get rid of the blasted coins and keep the paper dollar. Most people I know (non collectors, of course) wouldn't care if the one cent, 50 cent adn the dollar coin -and the two dollar bill- disappeared. I've heard that the dollar coins enjoy a rather robust use in countries that have abandoned their currency and adopted the US currency, like Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama. The dollar evidently is rather poplar in places of high humidity, where it can buy much more than it can stateside. I went through a phase where i tried to use the Presidential dollars as they were issued. People took them, though most were visibly perturbed. In an effort to not become "That Guy Again" when the clerks in stores saw me, I stopped. But honestly, I would hate to see the one dollar bill go. It's been around for so long and I've used them so much, it's like an old friend.[/QUOTE]
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