President Dollars: Are They Circulating? Part 2

I've only gotten one in total. I guess they're not circulating.

I have spent around $200 of them.

I have yet to see a single one Ever besides the ones I spend.

In Shreveport, I have never gotten a Presidential dollar in change, except from the USPS stamp machine, which contains a mixture of SBA, SAC and Presidential (mostly the latter). For the ones I get out of the stamp machine, I turn around and spend them. I was initially getting all kinds of unusual remarks. But lately people seem to be recognizing them.

I agree with some of the other posters: You cannot have a widely circulating $1 coin unless you elminate the paper dollar, like in Canada. In Canada, $1 and $2 coins circulate widely.

One time I tried to pay $5 parking with 5 SAC dollars and the attendant refused payment and told me to leave unless I had real money. She thought, I think, that the SAC were not real money or counterfeit.

Before the Presidential series started, I was getting $1 rolls whenever possible, because I find proofs, coins not intended for circulation (eg, 2003 SAC) and many wide rim 1979 SBA. Once the presidential series started, however, the mixed rolls have become loaded with circulated Presidential dollars and now my good finds are nearly gone. This could be a thread by itself- should the SBA and/or SAC be removed entirely from circulation, because most people hate the SBA dollars and perhaps they shouldn't be mixing them with the SAC and Presidential dollars?

At the banks, I have no trouble getting labeled BU rolls of whatever current president was released, but previous presidents are gone, so it does seem like folks are hoarding them.

They're not circulating in east Tennessee. I've never received one in change and don't know anybody who has. People seem to be hoarding from the banks for their collections, but other than that, no.

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The Dollar bill must be copmletely eliminated, then it will circulate

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I agree, but I think there would be a huge public outcry if that happens. People don't really like change.

I never see any dollar coins in circulation except at the banks, when I ask for halves they ALWAYS try to push off some of their dollar coins on me.

I wish they would circulate more, then I might find some of them when I'm out metal detecting, that would sure help with the clad totals.

I'll say it again.

Our coin denominations have not kept up with the times. A dime is like a cent used to be. A dollar is like a dime used to be.

The $1 coins are too big, they should be the size of a dime.

Nobody cares though. I think I'll dance.

Well I spend them all the time. I've never had them refused, although one person asked me if I had "made them myself?"?!? Most people look at them with wonder, and decide to keep them. Once when I tried giving one to someone he said: "Oh, no, you keep them. Those are much too valuable."'