I understand the bill in Congress to make this happen was sponsored by two Republicans. That may make it more likely to pass as the Republicans are often the obstructionists for things like this.
I added a comment to the article. I use dollar coins exclusively and go out of my way to avoid getting dollar bills in change. Carleton From: Kilopascal [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 12:23 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: Congress considers getting rid of dollar bills for $1 coins to save money - NY Daily News Well, it appears the government has re-opened the issue of the dollar coin. They seriously want to get rid of the dollar bill as a means to cut spending. Of course there are also those who hate the idea flooding the internet news reports and blogs with their usual tired old excuses. They may be scared that Obama this time will push it as he doesn't have to worry about an election. Since they already have minted about 2.4 milliard, these could be first to be pumped into circulation simply by ceasing printing and withdrawing a significant amount of the dilapidated bills, creating a bill shortage that can only be taken up by the coin. Since there are supporters with money who won't let this issue die, I can see that eventually, the coin will win out. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ax-dollar-bills-save-money-congress -article-1.1211013
