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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

We've tried dollar coins a couple times.

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 1 points 33 minutes 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.

[–] gheesh@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 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