• @AbidanYre
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    912 hours ago

    We’ve tried dollar coins a couple times.

    • themadcodger
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      37 hours ago

      But never with taking away the bills. Get rid if the bills and force the coins and voilà.

      • @AbidanYre
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        13 hours ago

        That seems like a losing move for not a lot of benefit.

        • themadcodger
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          13 hours ago

          Yeah, no idea on the pros and cons of dollar coins, just that they’ll never take off while there are still bills circulating.

          • @AbidanYre
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            142 minutes ago

            My guess would be a knee jerk response like the move away from incandescent bulbs.

            I barely even use cash at this point so I’m not sure what the actual implications would be.

    • @gheesh
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      211 hours ago

      Aren’t dollar coins used in the US? Because I’ve used them in dollarized economies (e.g. Ecuador) and I assumed they were fairly standard everywhere.

      • Tiefling IRL
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        10 hours ago

        We have them but they’re somewhat uncommon. I needed three for a project recently and had to go well out of my way to find them