NationStates Jolt Archive

Should the United States make the 2 dollar but in coin and same goes to the dollar most countrys have $1 in coins $2 in coins some even have $5 in coins the US should make the 2 dollar bill again and in a coin same goes for the 1 dollar bill in a coin Not the Golden Coin With a lady on it just a national regular $1 Coin in the USA and remove the $1 BILL. Comments

interesting thought. The $2 bill is cool with the signing on the back. I say we base our monetary standards off the system of primes, or using binary methods. We can easily make any number with either of these systems.

I beleive the $2 bill is made to reduce inflation or something, I know it has some purpose that its made for, and only during periods when its needed.
But it is a pretty neat bill ^_^

I think they will make the 2 dollar in coins on CNN the reporter talked about it

Australia has the current system
Cents in coinage - 5, 10, 20, 50 (1, 2 were dropped)
Dollar in coinage - 1, 2
Dollar in notes - 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 (1, 2 were dropped for coinage)

Should the United States make the 2 dollar but in coin and same goes to the dollar most countrys have $1 in coins $2 in coins some even have $5 in coins the US should make the 2 dollar bill again and in a coin same goes for the 1 dollar bill in a coin Not the Golden Coin With a lady on it just a national regular $1 Coin in the USA and remove the $1 BILL. Comments
Yup, you guys should have coins, but I'm not holding my breath. I don't understand Americans, I really don't. Dollar bills... Fahrenheit... Inches... Instant Coffee... it's like you're from another planet, or another era, at any rate.

Australia has the current system
Cents in coinage - 5, 10, 20, 50 (1, 2 were dropped)
Dollar in coinage - 1, 2
Dollar in notes - 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 (1, 2 were dropped for coinage)

So nothing comes out to $#.99, that's all you see in America!!!

They still make/print $2 bills and don't have plans to change that.

So nothing comes out to $#.99, that's all you see in America!!!

If you use the credit card, 0.99 is OK. Using cash, it's rounded to $1. So we get 0.95 specials instead.

We got rid of the 1+2 cent coins, and shops either adjusted by moving their prices to .95 or just rounded. With the popularity of EFTPOS nowdays anyway, it doesn't matter too much. Now they're getting rid of 5cent coins and making the others smaller.

actually in australia there is lots of stuff for 99c... its just the final bill (ie at the register) is rounded to the nearest 5c (some stores always round down) so it makes no real difference except no need to carry useless coins. The better real annoyance about the US i have is that they dont include all costs on the ticket or ad, so you have no idea what the cost is going to be (eg buying a coke, say its 99c. i check my wallet, yes i have a dollar coin/bill. Here thats all i need to do, there i need to find another 10-20c to pay taxes and other bonus features :-( )

I think they will make the 2 dollar in coins on CNN the reporter talked about it

well when i'm taking lunch from the vending machines at work and have nothing smaller than a $5 bill in my pocket, I head to the change machine, and invariably recieve three $1 coins and 8 quarters in return for my $5 bill.

I receive two types of $1 coin:

a)Sacagawea (sp?)... a gold/copper-hued coin

b)(i think it's...) Susan B. Anthony (silver-hued coin)

I always spend the Susan B. coin first, because I prefer the goldish sheen of the Sac coin.

You'll probably find all new $1 and $2 coinages (or any other currency) these days is mainly Cupro-Nickel. They'll go black or green and lose their shine very quickly.

The coinage of old - in Silver and Gold are just collectors items these days.

Should the United States make the 2 dollar but in coin and same goes to the dollar most countrys have $1 in coins $2 in coins some even have $5 in coins the US should make the 2 dollar bill again and in a coin same goes for the 1 dollar bill in a coin Not the Golden Coin With a lady on it just a national regular $1 Coin in the USA and remove the $1 BILL. Comments


I rather think that is a good idea....though we could just have a five dollar bill, not a coin. But one and two dollar coins are good. :cool:

Hell, no. I have 150 of them, they are my retirement fund! If we make more, they will be devalued from thier potential collector value! :)

They still make/print $2 bills and don't have plans to change that.

Yep. I bought my playstation 2 with a stack of 100 2 dollar bills. Because it was a Playstation two

Yeah i liked 2 dollar bills. Same with Susan B Anthony, we need more of her.

Another good idea: $1.01 bills!

Some stores didn't understand the $2 bills were legal currency. One such story linked below, but I recall reading several others similar.

http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=8&id=6131

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/04/08/2213237.shtml?tid=98&tid=123&tid=103

IMO the biggest problem with US $ coins is that they are not sufficiently different in size from the $.25 to make a genuine "pocket difference".

I've always thought that our $1 coin should be more like the ₤1. Nice and thick and heavy. Lets you know that you have money in your pocket.

IMO the biggest problem with US $ coins is that they are not sufficiently different in size from the $.25 to make a genuine "pocket difference".

I've always thought that our $1 coin should be more like the ₤1. Nice and thick and heavy. Lets you know that you have money in your pocket.

The Australian $2 uses less metal than the $1 which itself uses less metal than the 50c coin.

Yup, you guys should have coins, but I'm not holding my breath. I don't understand Americans, I really don't. Dollar bills... Fahrenheit... Inches... Instant Coffee... it's like you're from another planet, or another era, at any rate.

Ralph Wiggum: "We're special!"

I heard some plans to stop making the penny. Do people just find their house filling with the things? Of course the people from Illinois would freak from the idea but I'm sure we could live without it.

It's time to allow same sex marriage and print a $3 bill.

Surely a $#.99 bill or coin would be far more useful than a $1.01...?

Well, nobody's said anything about the U.K. system so here goes:

Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50p and £1, 2, (£5 on some commemorative ones)
Notes: £5, 10, 20, 50

Everything works well, you should copy our denominations and adopt GBP as your currency.

Surely a $#.99 bill or coin would be far more useful than a $1.01...?
Nah. It all gets screwed up by regional sales taxes anyway.

(anywhere from 0-15% depending on the State, product and city...)

http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales.html (State taxes... Cities add their own)

well when i'm taking lunch from the vending machines at work and have nothing smaller than a $5 bill in my pocket, I head to the change machine, and invariably recieve three $1 coins and 8 quarters in return for my $5 bill.

I receive two types of $1 coin:

a)Sacagawea (sp?)... a gold/copper-hued coin

b)(i think it's...) Susan B. Anthony (silver-hued coin)

I always spend the Susan B. coin first, because I prefer the goldish sheen of the Sac coin.

Sacagawea is what I meant on top

I sense a bit of Toonie envy.

Poland Canada Euro have coins for 2 dollars and 1 dollars

I heard some plans to stop making the penny. Do people just find their house filling with the things? Of course the people from Illinois would freak from the idea but I'm sure we could live without it.

Damn straight! Ain't no one gonna take my Lincoln pennies!
Seriously, though, the US gov't has tried many times to get the people to use $1 coins. The people don't like them. I used to work at a bank. Every time I handed someone a Sacagawea, they'd say "can I have a real dollar?" Every time I tried to spend one, cashiers looked at it intensly, trying to figure out if it was really money.

Yup, you guys should have coins, but I'm not holding my breath. I don't understand Americans, I really don't. Dollar bills... Fahrenheit... Inches... Instant Coffee... it's like you're from another planet, or another era, at any rate.
No, just a foreign land. Amazing concept for European globalists to comprehend. Oteher people - even white ones - can be different.

I hope they don't. I wish they would drop the penny because I am sick of coins. You lose them a lot and they are heavy. My wallet gets out of shape because of coins. The only purpose I have found for them is a game I play with my friends where we attempt to put them in each other's clothing.

It's time to allow same sex marriage and print a $3 bill.


:LOL:

Damn straight! Ain't no one gonna take my Lincoln pennies!
Seriously, though, the US gov't has tried many times to get the people to use $1 coins. The people don't like them. I used to work at a bank. Every time I handed someone a Sacagawea, they'd say "can I have a real dollar?" Every time I tried to spend one, cashiers looked at it intensly, trying to figure out if it was really money.

one problem with the Sacagawea is that she doesn't work in soda machines. hehe

Yes, so the thousands of people collecting $2 Bills will realize, they are NOT collectable..... :eek:

If you use the credit card, 0.99 is OK. Using cash, it's rounded to $1. So we get 0.95 specials instead.


That's a much better method than any I've seen. The penny costs 8 cents to produce (and obviously is worth only 1) and is just unnecessary change to throw off buildings and at cars and things. No one likes the penny.

one problem with the Sacagawea is that she doesn't work in soda machines. hehe

Exactly, Susan B, too.

Yes, so the thousands of people collecting $2 Bills will realize, they are NOT collectable..... :eek:

Do people actually collect them? That's hilarious, people collecting currency that is still in circulation with no plans to ever stop.

Yes, so the thousands of people collecting $2 Bills will realize, they are NOT collectable..... :eek:
They should make editions with Star Wars characters or something so they will be collectable.

Mexico currently has $0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $0.50, $1.00, $2.00, $5.00 and $10.00 coins; and $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, and $500 in bills.