The End Of The One Dollar Bill?

Posted by | November 30, 2012 12:46 | Filed under: Top Stories


Congressional auditors say switching to $1 coins instead of bills will save $4.4 billion over the next 30 years.

Vending machine operators have long championed the use of $1 coins because they don’t jam the machines, cutting down on repair costs and lost sales. But most people don’t seem to like carrying them. In the past five years, the U.S. Mint has produced 2.4 billion Presidential $1 coins. Most are stored by the Federal Reserve, and production was suspended about a year ago.

The latest projection from the Government Accountability Office on the potential savings from switching to dollar coins entirely comes as lawmakers begin exploring new ways for the government to save money by changing the money itself.

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By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.

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