i may have another reason why we should use the dollar coins instead of the rag buck................

tahoe98

...how about health reasons? i read somewhere, that bacteria clings to the paper dollar but NOT to the dollar coins. the reason given: bacteria can't survive on coins due to the copper and zinc. the metal kills germs on contact. get the bumper stickers ready!

dollarsandcents

Before you start making bumper stickers, for whatever reason, how many illnesses and deaths have been documented to be the result of handling bacteria-tainted paper money?

LindeDad

Same thing used to be said of silver and gold and look how far that went.

GoldClause

I hate paper money with stains. You never know what it is, but I guarantee it ain't good.

I handed back a $5 to a cashier once that had obvious blood stains. I said "Can I get a different $5, this one has blood stains" She looked at it and said "That's how they make them nowadays, they're colored." Right.

Sonorandesertrat

Sorry, but health reasons aren't a compelling (I work with pathogenic microorganisms) reason to switch to dollar coins. You come into contact with contaminated surfaces on a daily basis---door knobs, counter tops, etc. Most of the fresh food (especially chicken) sold anywhere is contaminated with varying kinds of pathogenic bacteria. What about bioaerosols (microorganisms in the air, including indoor air environments)? Nearly every breath that you take means an exposure to microorganisms, including many types of pathogens. Handling dollar bills is the least of your worries. Just hope that your immune system functions well.

BAJJERFAN

It would probably deter a lot of criminal activity if we had nothing bigger than a $5 spot.

MsMorrisine

<< <i>What about bioaerosols (microorganisms in the air, including indoor air environments)? Nearly every breath that you take means an exposure to microorganisms, including many types of pathogens. >>



The air 1000 feet above NYC was recently sampled.

Many deadly diseases were floating around.

This isn't about NYC, just about the air we breathe. Luckily we have antibodies, etc. And it shows those antibodies have been working, so no need for overkill with constantly using sanitizers. Wash, Rinse, Repeat. Cover & Cough. Etc.

cladking

The bottom line is that paper mponey is a very good vector for disease. Coins are not.

It's true you can get sick from handling coins but it's far less likely than handling currency. This
isn't so much due to the antiseptic properties of any metal as it is the fact that coins don't re-
tain the moisture necessary for germs to live. Coins are forever being wiped off and dried off
in handling where paper can just accumulate more and more filth.

Butthis isn't about common sense or the ability of the species to survive. This is about providing
jobs at Crane Paper Company while far less expensive alternatives exist. This is about political
expediency above all else.

When the plague hits you can just refuse your change.

silverpop

still trying to convince people coins are better then paper bills? you have not accounted for the political influnces behind the dollar bill, the public hates the dollar coins, coins are bulky, hard to carry and weigh a lot see you never took these facts into account when comming up with this rid of the bill idea did you?

unless you can make coins that are light , easy to carry, have political backing, the public loves them then you are SOL

MsMorrisine

<< <i>still trying to convince people coins are better then paper bills? you have not accounted for the political influnces behind the dollar bill, the public hates the dollar coins, coins are bulky, hard to carry and weigh a lot see you never took these facts into account when comming up with this rid of the bill idea did you?

unless you can make coins that are light , easy to carry, have political backing, the public loves them then you are SOL >>




conder it a small austerity measure.

pmac

SOL - isn't that a Peruvian money unit?

Mercury

My completely biased and totally jaded point of view - the only reason we still have paper money is because the paper manufactures have a strong lobby and powerful friends in Washington.

Mercury

19Lyds

<< <i>still trying to convince people coins are better then paper bills? you have not accounted for the political influnces behind the dollar bill, the public hates the dollar coins, coins are bulky, hard to carry and weigh a lot see you never took these facts into account when comming up with this rid of the bill idea did you?

unless you can make coins that are light , easy to carry, have political backing, the public loves them then you are SOL >>

I look forward to the day when the squirming and wiggling stops at how the US Government chooses to SAVE MONEY.

I also look forward to the day when folks stop complaining about how heavy coins are to carry around since the typical amount of change that folks carry weighs far less than the typical cell phone, or iPad or many of the other devices that folks carry around.

Sure, 25 one dollar coins weigh more than 25 one dollar bills but then those 25 one dollar bills are usually the first bills spent in order to lessen the shear bulk of the wad in either ones pocket, wallet, or purse.

I wonder when it will be when folks realize that no choice is actually being offered? Or that their "choice" is being "chosen" by local and national merchants who do not order coins but instead choose to order the bills? The last time I was at a Supermarket, Restaurant, Fast Food joint, or department store, the only "choice" I received for change were the bills in the register because the establishment hadn't ordered dollar coins.

As a coin collector, I'd certainly like to receive my $9.37 in change as half dollars or quarters but when I ask, the establishment will not give them to me.

So much for a choice.

GoldClause

<< <i>I look forward to the day when the squirming and wiggling stops at how the US Government chooses to SAVE MONEY.

I also look forward to the day when folks stop complaining about how heavy coins are to carry around since the typical amount of change that folks carry weighs far less than the typical cell phone, or iPad or many of the other devices that folks carry around. >>





+1

ModernDollarNut

Lee, don't ask for change in coins, produce your riding crop and make it a command!

With love and respect, Rob

IrishMikey

<< <i>Sorry, but health reasons aren't a compelling (I work with pathogenic microorganisms) reason to switch to dollar coins. You come into contact with contaminated surfaces on a daily basis---door knobs, counter tops, etc. Most of the fresh food (especially chicken) sold anywhere is contaminated with varying kinds of pathogenic bacteria. What about bioaerosols (microorganisms in the air, including indoor air environments)? Nearly every breath that you take means an exposure to microorganisms, including many types of pathogens. Handling dollar bills is the least of your worries. Just hope that your immune system functions well. >>


Don't you hate it when someone that knows what they are talking about weighs in on one
of these threads? Ruins the fun.

tahoe98

<< <i>Before you start making bumper stickers, for whatever reason, how many illnesses and deaths have been documented to be the result of handling bacteria-tainted paper money? >>



...OK OK, i'll cancel the bumper stickers.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>coins are bulky, hard to carry and weigh a lot >>

You said it. Four dollar coins weigh over one whole ounce. Imagine that! Who can be expected to haul that kind of a load around?

relicsncoins

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<< <i>coins are bulky, hard to carry and weigh a lot >>

You said it. Four dollar coins weigh over one whole ounce. Imagine that! Who can be expected to haul that kind of a load around? >>

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melvin289

Forty years ago I used to bartend part time for a friend at a topless bar. You should have seen where some of these dollars have been.

Ron