Presidential Dollars might not increase dollar coin use

Reclining Buddha wrote:
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:45:39 -0400, Paul Anderson
wrote:


Second, dollar coins don't "weigh down" your pockets. In fact, it has
been shown that eliminating the penny and dollar bill would actually
*decrease* the weight of coins in your pocket.

Purchase any item less than $1 with a $5 bill and receive your change
in four $1 bills and change, or four golden dollar coins and change.
Which weighs more? The change with the four dollar coins will ALWAYS
weigh more than the change with the paper, regardless of the use or
disuse of cents.


Wouldnt the best option be recieving 2 $2 bills?

On 16 Aug 2006 22:55:41 -0700, wrote:


Reclining Buddha wrote:
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:45:39 -0400, Paul Anderson
wrote:


Second, dollar coins don't "weigh down" your pockets. In fact, it has
been shown that eliminating the penny and dollar bill would actually
*decrease* the weight of coins in your pocket.

Purchase any item less than $1 with a $5 bill and receive your change
in four $1 bills and change, or four golden dollar coins and change.
Which weighs more? The change with the four dollar coins will ALWAYS
weigh more than the change with the paper, regardless of the use or
disuse of cents.


Wouldnt the best option be recieving 2 $2 bills?

In my part of the US, you would be nearly as likely to receive change
in a single $4 bill as two $2's

and yes, I know there are no $4 bills...


Reclining Buddha

The Original Couch Potato!

If the $1 bill were to be eliminated, the $2 would probably become more
used.

Personally, I dont see why they dont all coexist. I lived a few years
in Brasil where the $1 coin and bill were just as popular as the $2
bill.Theyre all useful in seperate situations.

Unfortunatly, after 10 years of coexisting, the $1 bill was finally
retired earlier this year. Theyre no longer produced but remain in
circulation.

Reclining Buddha wrote:
On 16 Aug 2006 22:55:41 -0700, wrote:


Reclining Buddha wrote:
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:45:39 -0400, Paul Anderson
wrote:


Second, dollar coins don't "weigh down" your pockets. In fact, it has
been shown that eliminating the penny and dollar bill would actually
*decrease* the weight of coins in your pocket.

Purchase any item less than $1 with a $5 bill and receive your change
in four $1 bills and change, or four golden dollar coins and change.
Which weighs more? The change with the four dollar coins will ALWAYS
weigh more than the change with the paper, regardless of the use or
disuse of cents.


Wouldnt the best option be recieving 2 $2 bills?

In my part of the US, you would be nearly as likely to receive change
in a single $4 bill as two $2's

and yes, I know there are no $4 bills...


Reclining Buddha

The Original Couch Potato!

Reclining Buddha wrote:
On 16 Aug 2006 22:55:41 -0700, wrote:
Wouldnt the best option be recieving 2 $2 bills?

In my part of the US, you would be nearly as likely to receive change
in a single $4 bill as two $2's

and yes, I know there are no $4 bills...

But there are $4 coins. If there's a chance that'd I'd receive one in
change in your part of the country, I'm headed that way. :-)

Jerry

On 19 Aug 2006 06:49:27 -0700, "Jerry Dennis"
wrote:


Reclining Buddha wrote:
On 16 Aug 2006 22:55:41 -0700, wrote:
Wouldnt the best option be recieving 2 $2 bills?

In my part of the US, you would be nearly as likely to receive change
in a single $4 bill as two $2's

and yes, I know there are no $4 bills...

But there are $4 coins. If there's a chance that'd I'd receive one in
change in your part of the country, I'm headed that way. :-)

Jerry

Hey, even Joe Fischer isn't old enough to remember the Stellas
circulating!


Reclining Buddha

The Original Couch Potato!