From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com   
      
   In article <10f4e54$c2$1@reader2.panix.com>,   
   J.D. Baldwin  wrote:   
   >   
   >In the previous article, danny burstein   wrote:   
   >> >Stupider because when we finally came up with a dollar coin   
   >> >intended to be introduced into regular circulation, we made it look   
   >> >really close to the quarter. God, we're idiots.   
   >>   
   >> Hence we should look to the north (for most of us) to   
   >> our neighbor, Canada, and check out their two dollar   
   >> coin affectionetly called the "toonie".   
   >>   
   >> Note how it's a two parter, with a separate   
   >> disc sticking up from the center.  Very easy   
   >> to tell from the others.   
   >   
   >Unfortunately, we are stuck with the current dollar-coin design   
   >forever, because changing it would require refit of millions of   
   >vending machines. Like I said:  stupid.   
      
   Serious question: Are there any (US) dollar coins currently being minted?   
      
   I'm actually kind of intrigued by "non-standard" US coins/currency (e.g.,   
   dollar coins and 2 dollar bills) and have collections of some or all of   
   these.   
      
   Anyway, regarding your question: There are (at least) 3 different kinds of   
   dollar coins that have been minted and are (to the best of my knowledge)   
   still legal US tender:   
      
       1) Traditional 19th century silver dollars (obviously, no one who has   
       one is going to circulate it, but they legally could do so)   
       2) Susan B. Anthony   
       3) Sacajeways (I'm sure this is misspelled!).   
      
   The last two, in particular, aren't exactly the same, so I doubt vending   
   machines could handle both (or are likely to want to handle either).   
   AmIRight?   
      
   Finally, as much as I like the abstract idea of coins larger (in value)   
   than the quarter, I agree with you that it is a pain in the pocket, so to   
   speak, to carry them around.  I have yet to come up with any good way to   
   carry coins around and generally get rid of any change I do pick up as soon   
   as I can.  I do not lament the loss of the penny (the subject of this   
   thread) at all.   
      
   In fact, I try to avoid using cash at all as much as possible, but there   
   remain situations where it is useful.   
      
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