Problems circulating coins? US Dollar Coins not alone

[TJ'S Coins]

The US Mint has tried since 1979 to circulate small size dollar coins within the United States despite two different design changes and a new Presidential coin series without success. Nigeria introduced new coinage several months ago and it seems that the people are reluctant to carry change there. You can read about it in this interesting link.

 

Nigerian Coin Circulation Problem

[RUSS BEGA]

the us mint has a habbit of making coins that are losers liek the infamous 20 cent piece...

[bsshog40]

Coinage will slowly be a thing of the past anyway. There are too many people using debit/credit cards, checks, and on-line shopping. Pretty soon there won't even be a reason to carry a wallet except to hold your driver's liscense.

[Robbie-migration]

Why,

 

could they just implant a digital driver's license into your left arm. Why carry a walet at all.

[TomB]

I believe both Canada and Great Britain had major issues with getting folks to accept larger coinage in lieu of currency and both solved the problem by withdrawing the lower denomination currencies from circulation.

[MunkyMan95]

Yep; if you can't beat 'em, pull the rug right out from under 'em!

[World Colonial]

Yes, in this case, solving this problem involved eliminating choice. But that solved the government's problem.

[TJ'S Coins]

It won't be long when we have something even simpler than a credit/debit card to use that will minimize the need for coins or currency. I doubt either coins or currency will go out of existence within the next 25 years.

[ibyandsellsmith]

Shoot no the mints making a fortune off there stuff these days, the modern collector wants modern coins, for awile anyway.

[just-john]

Lets see 300,000,000 Washington dollars face value $300,000,000.00 cost .06 cents each

x 300.000.000 = $18,000,000.00 profit of $182,000,000.00 X 50 PRESIDENTS =======

$$$$$$$$$$$$9,100,000,000.00 thats 9 billion 100 million or its 91 billion or its 910 billion anyway it more than I make but not as much as my wife spends