A Letter To My Senator Regarding Dollar Coins.

Although I do support using dollar coins, or even brining back the half eagle, the manufactor of coins is just as harful to the environment as making paper money. The mining process produces tailings, and the refining process produces slag that can be laced with harmful chemicals used to seperate the copper and nickel from the ores. Not to mention the air pollutants produced from the refining process as well.

-XoG

Well said.

If you have three in your pocket and your purchase is giving you two more, then why not use those three instead of a five in the first place?

Thank you, It would be great if we can all make a difference.

Up here, we have both $1 and $2 coins; we've had the former for 21 years, the latter for about 13. In that time, I haven't noticed any higher percentage in worn-out pockets, nor have I had pairs of pants where the pockets had to be replaced from carrying "all that change" or anything.

Coins last longer than paper money does. You just can't get around that fact.

It's okay...there have been many times after payday I've been surprised to find that I have been walking around with over $10 in coin in my pocket; there have even been times when this amount is $20 or greater, too. Funny enough, it hasn't led to back problems or anything. Go figure.