The Day I Bought $15,000 From the US Mint

Re:The Day I Bought $15,000 From the US Mint by gregable on Thursday December 09, 2010 @03:57PM (#1989101)

I bought a $250 pack (minimum purchase) of these coins from the Mint, incented slightly by the $5 in profit I'd make from the credit card transaction, but mostly because I thought it would be fun.

I however have intentionally tried to "put them into circulation", using them to pay for small items at the farmers market, drive-through windows, tips, etc. I've had to explain them a few times, but most people think it's interesting and it makes for a few seconds of friendly conversation. I think I've burned through around half so far.

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Re:The Day I Bought $15,000 From the US Mint by encoderer on Thursday December 09, 2010 @06:07PM (#1989666)

I use them all the time for $1 tolls.

I expected to have a "this is a quarter, sir" moment but I've used them hundreds of times and never have.

Leads me to believe this is commonplace.

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Re:The Day I Bought $15,000 From the US Mint by wesgarrison on Friday December 10, 2010 @12:05AM (#1990703)

I love the golden dollars and I'd be ok with getting rid of paper dollars entirely because coins last a LOT longer.

I'm not sure what certain uh, industries, that deal in single bills a lot would do, though.

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