They’re common in vending machines, libraries, ticket machines for bus/train, etc. as change because they’re easier to distribute than single dollar bills by a machine
You’re fine - I grew up in a rural state, and I thought they were super rare until I lived in a city where the public transit system gave them as change.
Nope, I haven’t seen one since the early 2000s, when they rolled out Sacajawea dollars and then stopped a few years later because boomers were afraid they’d confuse them with quarters.
I don’t live in the US. I have only ever seen the dollar bills in movies. Maybe these coins are actually normal to y’all but I found it fascinating.
They are normal at Renaissance faires for people who like to carry a sack of “gold”.
I am learning things. Thank you.
They’re common in vending machines, libraries, ticket machines for bus/train, etc. as change because they’re easier to distribute than single dollar bills by a machine
I’m starting to feel like an ass for not knowing this.
You’re fine - I grew up in a rural state, and I thought they were super rare until I lived in a city where the public transit system gave them as change.
Nah, I’m an ass. But this is so interesting. Thank you for sharing.
No way;
https://xkcd.com/1053/
I work with handling money on the daily. I’d rate them as uncommon but not rare. We will see a handful of them at least every other day.
Nope, I haven’t seen one since the early 2000s, when they rolled out Sacajawea dollars and then stopped a few years later because boomers were afraid they’d confuse them with quarters.
They didn’t stop these still around.
They were also hoping vending machine companies would use them but few did.
Some still do!
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