[Radix]

I won’t touch a Susan B. Anthony Dollar. Forty years ago, EUSAREUR dumped them on the military. No paper One Dollar Bills could be found. All of the Coke machines and other mechanized vending machines were reset for those abominable coins. Another thing to thank Jimmy Carter for.

[USAF1985]

“All of the Coke machines and other mechanized vending machines were reset for those abominable coins”

Not all machines...I was stationed in Hawaii, and the machines recognized the Suzie B as a quarter! The soda vending company was in hot water...corrupt.

[Night Hides Not]

The Susan B's were of use to me in one respect: during the first 3 weeks of the month, I dumped them into a bowl. By the time the last week of the month rolled around, I had enough coins to pay for my food. As a 2nd LT, my monthly salary before taxes was $666 a month.

After a year of living on base, I was allowed to move off base, and lived in Traben-Trarbach for nearly 4 years. Obviously, the Susan B's weren't of much use in German establishments.

I also learned to keep a 20DM bill in my wallet, for the rare occasion when the Polizei caught me speeding. I paid the fee, and got back on the road. I thought that was awesome, there was no reporting to my insurance company.