Dockwalliper Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 The proposed bipartisan bill, entitled the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (COINS) Act, S. 2049, was introduced by Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Senator John McCain of Arizona. Read more: http://chasvoice.blo...l#ixzz1oO47pbb2 When the president dollar program started I predicted that it would cause a massive stockplie of coins that would be used as rationalization for doing away with dollar bills. Being a detectorist I'm all for it. Any vending machine built in the last 20 years take them. Savings could be as much as $500 million a year. I think its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Yes it's time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Agreed, it's time for the $1 bill to go. I'd like to see the $5 replaced with a coin, too. And a $2 coin for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvargo Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 as interesting as this would be. I have hard time seeing this passed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Right now the senate bill has 3 co-sponsors and the House version has 12. The House bill also calls for "sequester"of all the Susan B Anthony coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'm sure it'll be killed for stupid political reasons during this do-nothing year in congress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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