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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 774741, member: 39"]Sure. Just buy a commemorative $1 coin. Will cost a little more than 1 dollar though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Isn't it a little strange that some people in the US complain about the current $1 "circulation" coin being "too big and heavy", while others complain about the piece not being big enough? Yes, I know the US is the US and the World is the World, but if you look elsewhere ... The Canadian $1 coin (currently about $0.95 in US dollars) has pretty much the same size of 26.5 mm as yours, the €1 coin ($1.44) is 23.25 mm, the British £1 coin ($1.62) is 22.5 mm but fairly thick. Seems that elsewhere such sizes work (fairly) well. And while the current setups could probably be improved, I doubt that people in those countries would want giant coins of so little value. Would "the" Americans? I doubt it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 774741, member: 39"]Sure. Just buy a commemorative $1 coin. Will cost a little more than 1 dollar though. :) Isn't it a little strange that some people in the US complain about the current $1 "circulation" coin being "too big and heavy", while others complain about the piece not being big enough? Yes, I know the US is the US and the World is the World, but if you look elsewhere ... The Canadian $1 coin (currently about $0.95 in US dollars) has pretty much the same size of 26.5 mm as yours, the €1 coin ($1.44) is 23.25 mm, the British £1 coin ($1.62) is 22.5 mm but fairly thick. Seems that elsewhere such sizes work (fairly) well. And while the current setups could probably be improved, I doubt that people in those countries would want giant coins of so little value. Would "the" Americans? I doubt it. Christian[/QUOTE]
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