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Would you use a dollar coin?

No. Id need a trailer to carry all that weight
8 (22.2%)
Yes I dont like using grubby dollar bills
5 (13.9%)
I dont mind as long as I have enough
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Offline CycleRanger

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2010, 07:36:35 AM »
Roscoe W. Chandler (Louis Sorin): The nickel today is not what it used to be ten years ago.
Captain Spaulding (Groucho): Well, I'll go further than that. I'll get off at the depot. The nickel today is not what it was fifteen years ago. Do you know what this country needs today?
Chandler: What?
Groucho: A seven cent nickel. Yes siree, we've been using the five-cent nickel in this country since 1492. Now that's pretty near 100 years daylight saving. Now why not give the seven cent nickel a chance? If that works out, next year we can have an eight cent nickel. Think what that would mean? You could go to a newsstand, buy a three cent newspaper, and get the same nickel back again. One nickel carefully used would last a family a life-time.
Chandler: Captain Spaulding, I think that is a wonderful idea.
Groucho: You do, eh?
Chandler: Yes.
Groucho: Well, then there can't be much to it. Forget about it.  ::)

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #26 on: August 12, 2010, 10:17:42 AM »
Though it could prove expensive, the dollar coin would be perfect for bouncing off of vehicles that want to tailgate you.
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #27 on: August 12, 2010, 10:49:22 AM »
As a Canadian I've been using dollar and two dollar coins most of my life. I can't imagine a wallet full of dollar bills all the time. American money is all green too, makes finding bills way more difficult than just looking for the blue one when you need a 5 or a green one for a 20 for example.

If you can't get over the dollar bill, at least make plastic money like Austrailia and soon to be Canada. It's harder to fake and lasts a hell of a lot longer.
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #28 on: August 12, 2010, 11:08:58 AM »
Quote from: CycleRanger on August 12, 2010, 07:36:35 AM
Roscoe W. Chandler (Louis Sorin): The nickel today is not what it used to be ten years ago.
Captain Spaulding (Groucho): Well, I'll go further than that. I'll get off at the depot. The nickel today is not what it was fifteen years ago. Do you know what this country needs today?
Chandler: What?
Groucho: A seven cent nickel. Yes siree, we've been using the five-cent nickel in this country since 1492. Now that's pretty near 100 years daylight saving. Now why not give the seven cent nickel a chance? If that works out, next year we can have an eight cent nickel. Think what that would mean? You could go to a newsstand, buy a three cent newspaper, and get the same nickel back again. One nickel carefully used would last a family a life-time.
Chandler: Captain Spaulding, I think that is a wonderful idea.
Groucho: You do, eh?
Chandler: Yes.
Groucho: Well, then there can't be much to it. Forget about it.  ::)

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #29 on: August 12, 2010, 01:40:56 PM »
Save them, and when you got a "little red wagon" full tote them off to the bank and trade them in for big bills!
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2010, 03:13:55 PM »
The designers need to pull their heads out and stop making the US coins virtually the same size as the quarter. I would definitely make some coins by making leather belt pouches to carry them in.
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #31 on: August 12, 2010, 04:31:06 PM »
Quote from: BobbyR on August 12, 2010, 11:08:58 AM
Quote from: CycleRanger on August 12, 2010, 07:36:35 AM
Roscoe W. Chandler (Louis Sorin): The nickel today is not what it used to be ten years ago.
Captain Spaulding (Groucho): Well, I'll go further than that. I'll get off at the depot. The nickel today is not what it was fifteen years ago. Do you know what this country needs today?
Chandler: What?
Groucho: A seven cent nickel. Yes siree, we've been using the five-cent nickel in this country since 1492. Now that's pretty near 100 years daylight saving. Now why not give the seven cent nickel a chance? If that works out, next year we can have an eight cent nickel. Think what that would mean? You could go to a newsstand, buy a three cent newspaper, and get the same nickel back again. One nickel carefully used would last a family a life-time.
Chandler: Captain Spaulding, I think that is a wonderful idea.
Groucho: You do, eh?
Chandler: Yes.
Groucho: Well, then there can't be much to it. Forget about it.  ::)

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #32 on: August 12, 2010, 04:44:51 PM »
i used them all the time when i could get them
hard to find them now
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2010, 10:20:30 AM »
Coins? Dollars?...... Credit cards or so form of money card is the future. Look at japan where you can use your cell phone to buy stuff at vending machines.

Interestingly I was just at silver dollar city in branson mo tis weekend and got my first 1 dollar coins.
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #34 on: August 13, 2010, 11:49:56 AM »


   Ever had a dollar bill kicked back at you because the machine wouldn't take it? The dollar coins might be more weight and all, but you shouldn't get it kicked back because of a wrinkle or what ever. :D  Just a thought. They DO need to be more identifiable though, as has been mentioned. ;)
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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2010, 04:13:51 PM »
Actually I guess I forgot to mention we ONLY have the coins now for 1 and 2$. They have taken all of the bills out of circulation so unless you don't want your change you don't really have a choice after all...

If memory serves we have had the Loonie since '96 or 97 and the twoonie prolly around 2000

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #36 on: August 13, 2010, 04:21:37 PM »
 
   My most recent experience with dollar coins is this. I was on my way to a Red Sox game and was taking the subway. In Boston you have to buy a pass in a vending machine in order to get through the turnstyle, that's a peeve for a different thread. I put a $20 bill into the machine and it spit out the pass and 14 dollar coins as change. So now as I walk I sound like a big bag of change and my pocket is swinging all over the place. Fortunately I was able to get rid of them all at the first pub we stopped at. ;D ;D

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #37 on: August 13, 2010, 04:25:20 PM »
Don't get me started on how wrong it is to be going to a Sox game in the first place!! Oh btw, I am a Jays fan!

Besides that tho I just wish I could go to a pub with $14...up here maybe 2 beers with next to no tip! A draft AT the game, $10....isn't that insane?!?!?!

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #38 on: August 13, 2010, 04:41:57 PM »

   Hah! Blue Jays...hah!!! ;D ;D ;D All that $14 bought was 2 $6 beers Dennis with another $1 thrown in for the tip. Drafts at Fenway are $6 or $8 depending on what you buy. I saw a game in Seattle a few years ago...affordable micro brews all over the park and really good food and really comfortable seats. Nice place to see a ballgame.

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Re: Would you use a dollar coin?
« Reply #39 on: August 13, 2010, 06:27:07 PM »
Yeah not to threadjack but I do wanna go get around to see a few more parks. I was talking about an excuse to road trip with a buddy but he hates Baseball. I was thinking Tigers, Cleveland (combined with R&R hall of fame), Cinci, Philly's, Yanks, Mets, Sox etc over 10 days or so with dirt cheap camping type accomodations, cheap outfield seating and all the hotdogs and cheap beer I can drink!

Work/life is too busy for me to go right now anyways...but I can still dream!
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