When Did You Last Use a Dollar Coin in Circulation?
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An interesting question, and one we've seen discussed here, often in the context of a confused cashier. Below is an excerpt from "When Did You Last Use a Dollar Coin in Circulation?" and be sure to visit the link below for the full account.
"I got to thinking the other day about when I may have last used a dollar coin in circulation. Truth be told, it’s been a while… At least. The thought only even came to mind when I was going through some boxes of paperwork from years ago and found a 2000 Sacagawea Dollar randomly sitting in there. It had shown signs of light rub and definite toning, for as so many know the manganese-brass clad composition of this modern dollar coin tends to darken over time when exposed to the elements."
"I had kindly tossed it into my coin jar and haven’t touched that dollar coin now in several weeks. Just the other day, I deposited into that jar a bunch of loose pocket change I acquired during a short road trek and got to thinking about that dollar coin again. Where will I spend it?"
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Several years ago. I now have two that I found in a reject slot. Where will I spend them? That is the question.
Several times per week for me -- all the payment machines in the parking ramps and lots around the local University take and give out $1 coins ($3 parking > $20 bill > 17 $1 coins in change!) so all the businesses in the area quickly get their share of $1 coins from me and many others for food, coffee, tips, etc.
Last week. Tips.
I have never used a $1 coin that I can recall, received them as payment happens all the time but those just get sent to the bank in the deposit.
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I have never used a $1 coin that I can recall, received them as payment happens all the time but those just get sent to the bank in the deposit.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
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Last Sunday at the movie theater. At first the cashier at the box office was confused then when I told them it was a dollar coin they ‘got it’ and put it in their drawer.
Sometime within the past year I used one or two in a self-checkout kiosk.
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I decided to spend the stack of about 10 that had accumulated on my dresser at a supermarket a couple days ago.
I used the self-checkout machine. Fed the first one in and waited to make sure it was recognized. It took about 10 seconds to respond, but it took it.
I got the impression that the machine was a bit confused and was inspecting each one very carefully as they each took 6-7 seconds to register. One was rejected, but accepted on a second try.
Today. Parking meter. I keep a roll in each car
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
I have never used a $1 coin that I can recall, received them as payment happens all the time but those just get sent to the bank in the deposit.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
Many years ago - when I got some in change from buying stamps in a Post Office machine. But I almost never use cash anymore.
i use em from time to time but i'd use em more if i'd come across em more. probably need to ask the tellers more often.
i've never tried handing over say, a couple ikes, kennedys, sacs, susans etc to pay for one item.
i need to get some more of this stuff!
Likely SBAs back in the ‘90’s in high school
Keep them in my locker at the golf club - unfortunately pay them out regularly, the latest last week.
Just last week. I use them regularly rather than the $1 paper bills.
Yesterday.
A couple of years ago, I found 5 or 6 metal detecting at the beach, including an SBA, my wife used them at the PO for postage.
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Today I spent 4 at the bagel store
In NYC there is a law that requires merchants to accept any and all cash with the only exception being bills greater than $20. If someone refuses to accept my dollar coins in NYC and are rude, I'm happy to give a call to NYC's 311 to make a report and NYC can issue a fine to the business.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/11/24/new-york-city-cash-law-debit-cards-app-payments-ritchie-torres/
So long ago I don't remember. There was a lot of discussion back when the Sac came out as to why we bothered developing another dollar coin. Twenty plus years later, with the advent of digital currency all the rage, the end of all physical coinage is drawing closer.
Every Day - I use new Presidential Dollars,
State Quarters, and $2 bills. (rarely use a credit card).
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My dad likes to use halves, dollar coins and $2 bills for low dollar transitions to see what the cashier's reaction is.
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Last year I used a few SBA's at the local drive thru and the guy actually thanked me cause he said his kid collects them.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
2001 in Baltimore to ride the Light Rail service. Spent a handful of SBA's for
tickets from the vending machine at the station.
I’m the same and I’ve posted about before. I do it for the laughs. Had the cops called once at a convenience store once for a $2 bill. Had I not been busy, I’d have stuck around to see the cops reaction.
Does this mean that if I went to buy a car costing $25,000 in NYC at at local auto seller that I could take in $25,000 in coin dollars and they they would have to take them? I never knew that such a law could exist. Used to be and may still be elsewhere, that the merchant set the terms of sale. How about banks? Do banks have to take coins as deposits or payments? I walked into my one bank with $500 in half dollars and nearly got kicked out, until I told them I would close all my accounts if they did not accept them.
Halves and dollar coins, do not circulate much in my area, most banks don't have any when I ask, but you can order them from the federal reserve $1000 at a time.
The last dollar coin that I spent was an Ike dollar for a waitresses tip in a casino last week.
At a tool booth in Florida, about three years ago. I used to pay my tolls with SBA's, Sacagawea's, Presidential dollars, and the occasional Eisenhower dollar, when I came across them. The old-timers knew what they were being paid with but you should have seen the quizzical looks on the faces of people under 30!
It's been four or five years. I used to leave 'em for tips but we rarely use cash anymore.
I use them in the vending machine for bottles of water at work.... Have spent them in the past for small purchases. Mostly I use cash anyway....and carry enough change that I can pay exact amounts usually. Cheers, RickO
I use them for tips.
A little off topic but here goes; When the paper bills started to change from what I consider the classic design to what we use now.....I started saving "Small Portrait" bills that I came across. After awhile I thought forget it, spend them! Merchants think they are countetfit. They won't take them....WHATEVER.
Don't think I've seen one or spent one around here since before COVID ... but haven't been out nearly as much. I use cash a lot for small purchases, so I used to get them on occasion, and always welcomed them ... they get spent back on coffee and lunch runs and tips.
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Real off topic..... Really really off topic:........The next time you go ANYWHERE!, ask the cashier, waitress, etc. who is the person on the paper money that you give them. The response that you will get will range from....huhhh!?.....to .....whaa?...to I dunno know. I've been doing this experiment for over 25 years starting in a restaurant in Wichita, Kansas. NOBODY and I mean NOBODY can identify Washington, Lincoln, or Hamilton for CERTAIN. Grant???? Franklin????? FORGET IT!.......Huhhh?
THEN.....ask if Kim Kardashian should run for president and would YOU vote for her?..... Answer....... YES!....I kid you not!
What’s worse is they could just look at the bill closer and read the name on it.
Hey, Slowhand....I had the Exact same thing happen to me with regards to a $2 bill. Call the cops. But.....like you I do it for laughs. There's something wrong with us......WE BOTH HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I use them all the time, as they come in with collections constantly, especially if I dont have enough to make a roll.
some cashiers are familiar with them, some are not.
Sacagawea's?.. Never, not even once.
I gave 2 Ikes to a teller today, thinking someone else might want them.
Probably about 2004 for US dollars, 2018 i spent some loonies on a trip to Canada.
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I've NEVER used the newer dollars dated from 2000 to present. I did use a few Susan B. Anthony dollars in 1982-1984 when I used the MBTA to go into Boston. I've worked at the same place on second shift for 37 years. I eat breakfast at home EVERY day. I don't have a car or a driver's license for that matter, so no parking meters for me. I walk to and from work (only live 3/4 of mile from work). I bring a lunch, 2 snacks for breaks and 3 bottles of water to work EVERY day. I don't drink coffee or soda, so no need to use vending machines. I only bring a credit card with me when my wife and I go food shopping on the weekend (in her car).
Here's my work lunch bag. It's a Converse All-Star bag from 1981. I had the same one in high school in 1981-82 for my books.
I don't do much commerce and I keep things for a long time.
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I had and used the same bag during those same years
I had the same bag and wore Chuck high tops on the basketball team
Thanks for posting!
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
About 7-10 years ago when I would occasionally annoy a retailer. If we could just discontinue the $1 bill then I would of course use them every week since I would get them in change.
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
As would many others.
Update to my earlier post: I used one tonight, to buy a couple bananas at the self checkout. It was a recent NA dollar, the one with the guy building a skyscraper on the reverse.
I hate bananas. Bananas are gross!
They have lots of potassium, and you don't want to have low potassium.
I like them bright yellow with a hint of green. At the slightest sign of being bruised or overripe they go in the trash. Luckily they are cheap enough.