Hi John It is a refilled coin. Many coins looked old. 1 of those coins were Susan B Anthony coin minted in 1979. As for the cafeteria lady fibbing: I dont think so, because if their machine introduces 1$ coins in change, then her job will become more easier. for ex - for a purchase of 1.40 $, if we give a 5$ bill, then she gives us 3-1$bills and the machine drops change for 60 cents in coins. Now if 1$ coins were introduced, then she need not give those 3-1$ bills and the machine itself will give all the money in coins. After all that is the advantage with coins.
Madan --- kilopascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [USMA:16884] Re: 1$ coin:some experiences > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 16:29:08 -0500 > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2001-12-26 08:29 > Subject: [USMA:16876] 1$ coin:some experiences > > > > The last time I got a 1 $ roll of 25 coins, some > of > > the new Sacagawa coins looked very old > > 1. Which means they are being used heavily. > > Was the roll a yellow US Mint wrap or one that had > been refilled? The US > Mint wrappers expose the end coins to the air and > they oxidise and > discolour. If all the coins are discoloured it does > mean they have been > exposed to the air for some time. It takes a few > weeks for the coins to > turn to a bronze colour. These coins are being used > more then some will let > on. > > > > 2. The person at the bank has to complete a small > > form, every time she has to give a 1 $ roll for a > > customer. I dont know why this practice, when it > is > > not there for quarter, dime and nickel coin rolls. > > My bank teller either has them under her counter or > has to go to the vault > for them. The only time she has to fill out a form > is when the order more > from their main vault. She only does this when they > run low on stock and > she orders 1 k$ worth at a time. > > > 3. A guy at Costco looked curiously, so many > people > > have not seen the coin. > > I see less and less of this. Once at Wal-Mart, the > cashier told me some > people thought the coin was Canadian when she tried > to give it out as > change. A few cashiers have told me they are seeing > more and more of the > coins. I llok in the drawers of many cash registers > when it opens and I see > more of those coins now then before. > > > 4. Sent a mail to Washington Metro authority > asking > > them to use 1 $ coins, so that they can render > more > > money in change instead of the current limit of 5 > $. > > No response yet. > > > Note: When you buy a ticket at Washington DC Metro > for > > 5 $ and insert a 20 $ bill, then you will get only > 5 $ > > in change instead of 15 $, so dont get shocked. > > Otherwise its an excellent Metro system in the > World. > > In Washington DC.? I'm surprised they don't take > them. Cleveland was > accepting Suzzie Bs long ago as tokens. They > switched over to the Sacagewea > without a hitch. If they don't respond, find out > who controls them and > complain. When did you write them? > > Also, back in the days when bill changers were added > to postal machines, the > max change you could get was 3 $, and that was in > quarters. So, if you put > in 20 $, you would have to vend 17 $ worth of > product. Once they started > using the dollar coins, the Suzie Bs, you could put > in a 20 $ bill, buy a > few bucks worth of stamps and get the rest back in > dollar coins. It sounded > like a slot machine. > > > > 5. The lady in our Cafeteria says that you are > the only person giving > this coin. > > Maybe so, but I'd bet she is fibbing. She probably > tells that to everyone > who gives her one in order to shame them into not > using them. Up until this > fall, when I would buy the coins from the bank, > sometimes I would get a > re-wrapped roll of ones the bank got back from > business customers or others. > But, the teller I go to only gets a very small > trickle now. Businesses must > be getting tired of them piling up in their till and > having to lug them to > the bank, so they just give them out as change. A > Wal-mart cashier told me > she is not allowed to have any left over in her > drawer at the end of the > day. And other cashiers have told me they are > giving them out. Some only > when they run out of paper dollar bills. They are > slowly but surely being > circulated. > > All in all, I have yet to get a 2001 dollar coin, > they are all dated 2000. > Hopefully next year all the 2000 stock will be in > circulation and I'll see > some 2001 stock. > > > > > > > Anyway for me, when I put the coins for (shuttle > bus) > > in my pocket, I also put a few 1 $ coins, so I > need > > not take out my wallet when I go to the Cafeteria. > > > > Madan > > > > > John > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
