Question About 1.00 Coins From US Mint

We get NO dollar coins in circulation around these here parts (Fort Carson Colorado) so I think I'll give it a shot. It appears to have zero downside and I'll be doing what they intend. I know when I worked in the restaurant business many moons ago we absolutely hated dollar and half dollar coins. Even though they don't resemble quarters in any way shape or form our cashiers would mix them with quarters and give them out as change ALL the time. Until the US Mint outright abolishes the 1.00 bill I just don't see 1.00 coins ever really becoming a part of every day circulation.

no one would carry 50 $1 coins in their pocket. how many people carry 50 $1 bills in their pocket? very few, if any at all. most carry 1 to 6 $1 bills. now, replace those bills with dollar coins. 1 to 6 coins, that's it. how heavy? not heavy at all. take the time to think about it logically. how many $1 bills do you have in your wallet/pocket right now?

Every time I do this, one guy at a local store can't seem to handle it. It's like the coins are fake or I'm trying to slip something in that's not a US Dollar. He first counts them, then he sets them on the counter, looks at BOTH sides on each coin buy picking them up and not just looking, but studying them and then counts them again. Trust me, he's not too fast at counting coins. By the time I pay for $25 worth of stuff, his is always the longest line or he's calling for help from the back. I know he hates to see me come in because I always have $50-$75 in coins. I also like to mix them up and throw in a few Half Dollars too.

If you ever hear about someone being shot for using Presidential dollars, it'll be me. He has to be getting near his breaking point.

My wife also gets into it on vacation. We get $250 and use them all around Disney. I've been told, "We can only take US coins." and It's always fun to point out that they are. The first month that the SBAs came out, I got all I could find and did the same thing. I'm sure that some of the people I gave them to still have them, as I saw them swap out the SBA for a paper Dollar they had.

So has anyone gotten a box? Are they all uncirculated and identical?

Jefferson, Madison and the Native American dollar are presently available in bulk.

Also....a poster above said he would "normally" carry $50-75 in coins for a purchase.......really?

I can see why the store owner wince when he sees you walk in. It's like paying for a $75 item with 75 $1 bills that you "normally" keep in your overstuffed wallet...

I normally carry 5 or 6 $1 bills and the $1 coins would be about the same in number. Great for the small purchases....not great for paying for a meal for two in a restaurant.

Wow, so the entire roll is uncirculated. I'm definately buying some.

I find I keep a few $20, 10, 5's in my wallet, and the $1's folded in my pocket, and you're right, it's like 3 to 6 bills. I now notice if I'm going to the matinee, I see if I have 8 $1's for admission, or some combination for popcorn and soda (and Sno-caps!), where I end up with only a few $1's; I didn't realize I was doing that until I thought about it.
The only time I EVER come across a $1 coin is change from some machine, usually a parking garage, and I give them to my son. I have had difficulty spending those, it seems there is no slot in the cash register for them and cashiers don't know what they are, or what to do with them.
I really don't use much of any change, used to be quarters in the parking meters, but those are changing around here to take credit/debit cards.
Money appears to be gradually going out of style...