On 9 Apr 2002 at 14:40, Steve Furlong wrote: > "Trei, Peter" wrote: > > <<US don't want dollar coins>> > > > Just about a > > year ago, they tried again, with the 'Sacagawea' or 'Golden Dollar'. > > This is a very handsome coin, gold in color, but it was the same size > > as a SBA dollar (to fit the machines). You can still confuse it with a > > quarter in your pocket or in the dark. It's been months since I've seen > > one. > > I've seen exactly two Sac coins, both right after they were introduced. > I gave one to my son to save and one to an amateur collector. > > http://www.projo.com/business/content/projo_20020408_saca8.393c59d9.html > says the US Mint has cut back on production because "people just aren't > interested". Speaking for myself and a few friends and relations, we'd > be perfectly happy to use them, if they were available. >
I think you're in the minority. And stores don't want to have to as "paper or brass" every time they make change, they'll want to give customers one or the other. > C-punks relevance: People aren't as uninterested in new currencies as > our appointed masters think. e-money might catch on if it were > convenient and not blatantly illegal. > > That may be true, but it certainly illustrated here. "Our appointed masters" at the mint are the ones who WANT us to use the "new currency" because it saves them money. It's the stores and the people that don't use or want them. Next time you get singles in change, you might want to ask if you can have dollar coins instead, just to see what reaction you get. You might want to ask if anyone else has ever asked that also. George > -- > Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all > progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
