When Canada introduced its one dollar coin some dozen or more years ago the
Government ordered the banks to accept one dollar bills, but to pay out
only one dollar coins.  The result was that paper dollars vanished from
circulation in a few months.  The same procedure a short time later
replaced two dollar paper bills with two dollar coins.  The operation was
expected to save money in the long run because coins last so much longer
than paper monmey.

Joseph B.Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto  M5P 1C8             TEL. 416-486-6071

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