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RE: Pocket Change Peculiarities: Curious Coinage
Some years ago we were in the US, while there we only saw a $1 coin at Las Vegas, and only as change for the monorail.
Once we had them, we couldn't spend them anywhere. Only paper $1 were any good, we brought the coins home to gove to the grandees.
I once worked at a business where there was a vending machine that accepted Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, and Presidential dollars. It can be fun to use them at fast food joints just to watch the kids behind the counter get confused.
Everywhere we went the person behind the counter asked for paper, not that.
They were even happy to count out a pocket full of change, rather than accept them.
I find that a bit odd. But perhaps it is because cash registers rarely have an extra slot for even half-dollars, much less dollar coins.