"Trei, Peter" wrote: <<US don't want dollar coins>>
> Just about a > year ago, they tried again, with the 'Sacagawea' or 'Golden Dollar'. > This is a very handsome coin, gold in color, but it was the same size > as a SBA dollar (to fit the machines). You can still confuse it with a > quarter in your pocket or in the dark. It's been months since I've seen > one. I've seen exactly two Sac coins, both right after they were introduced. I gave one to my son to save and one to an amateur collector. http://www.projo.com/business/content/projo_20020408_saca8.393c59d9.html says the US Mint has cut back on production because "people just aren't interested". Speaking for myself and a few friends and relations, we'd be perfectly happy to use them, if they were available. C-punks relevance: People aren't as uninterested in new currencies as our appointed masters think. e-money might catch on if it were convenient and not blatantly illegal. -- Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
