Comments on: Army and Air Force Exchange Service Promotes $1 Coins

By: Munze

Munze — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:26:46 +0000

I’m 100% with you, Vachon. If enough places gave $1 coins and $2 bills in change they’d start to work their way into circulation. I used to work in a major city whose transit system began giving change in $1 coins whenever you bought tokens or tickets from a vending machine. After a while stores were using them instead of bills, too. (Then the transit co. got rid of the vending machines and the whole transition stopped, fooey.)

I’m also pushing for the National Park Service to get a steady supply of ATB quarters. A year after their introduction neither I nor any of my collector friends have seen a single one, and the NPS should be an ideal venue to put them into circulation.

By: Ryan North

Ryan North — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:51:31 +0000

What amazes me is that most “Self Check Outs” would save a lot of time if they dispensed $1 coins instead of $1 notes as change, and that it would be a great way to get them out there.

By: CoinNews.net

CoinNews.net — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:06:40 +0000

Thanks Jaime. Corrected.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:52:51 +0000

“A GAO report in 2002 said the coins could save more than $500 every year.”

This should have stated $500 million, correct?

By: Vachon

Vachon — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:03:57 +0000

The US goverment, if it is serious about promoting the use of dollar coins, should make it a requirement (at the very least) that all federal facilities use them (like the Post Office) and that all vending machines on federal property dispense/accept the coin (It wouldn’t hurt if they’d add the half dollar and $2 bill to this as well). This could also be expanded to any facility receiving federal dollars/contracts and any vending machines thereupon. There are enough places receiving federal largesse to make the coin circulate competitively with the dollar bill.