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## [The New $1 Coins: Yay or Nay?](https://goodluckdeluxe.com/2007/02/18/the-new-1-coins-yay-or-nay/)

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With all the hoopla lately about the new $1 coin [that was recently released by the U.S. Mint](http://www.usatoday.com/money/2007-02-15-dollar-coins-released_x.htm), I wonder how receptive U.S. citizens will be to this.

These new coins have former President George Washington’s face imprinted on them. Every three months, a new president’s face will be embossed on the coins.

Does anyone really care?

Maybe I sound a tad bitter about this news because I recently accidentally handed a cashier a $1 coin instead of a quarter, and realized it when I got home. Hey folks,
 guess who was out of a dollar?

I get mad when someone hands me one of those dollar coins instead of a dollar bill. The undue stress those coins cause when envisioning spending them in a store and possibly having to prove that it’s valid currency is just too much! It’s like selling a used car. You feel so shady passing one of those coins to someone.

I used to gripe that the U.S. Mint should make the $1 coins 3x as big as a quarter, paint them red - something. Only then would I shout with glee. The U.S. Mint must have read my mind, because these new coins are now a golden color.

[Here’s an official picture of the new coin](http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?action=Washington).

What are your thoughts on this? Are you eager to use these coins, or do you prefer paper currency?

1. [dan](http://coincollector.org) Says: February 19th, 2007 at 12:30 am  Actually, you were only out $0.75 since you meant to spend $0.25. I realize this doesn’t help, but I just wanted to point it out
2. [GoodLuckDeluxe](http://www.goodluckdeluxe.com) Says: February 19th, 2007 at 2:58 am  Yeah, yeah… Wise guy! I never said math was my strong suit. Shopping and writing - but not math.

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