dollar coin actually makes sense
they are cheaper to make and maintain since they can stay in circulation much longer
they do need to come up with one that is actually a good symbol of the US to have any weight though, having an Indian woman or Susan B Anthony is not the way to promote longevity
now if they made one with Reagan i would be supremely happy
The left would sooner have a dollar coin with "big 'gay' al" than Ronald Reagan.
They want a leftist icon.
(FDR has been exposed as a mediocre president at best lately so he is out, Kennedy is too much of an anti-tax and womanizer to work for them. That leaves Jimmy "the wuss" Carter, and Bill "carpet stain" clinton.)
A lot of things in this world 'make sense', but people are not logical creatures. If the public & retailers resist the coin -- for whatever reason -- it is DOA. I should know. My company had the die tooling components for blanking the Suzie B. That project was like being in charge of the Edsel design team.
20 bucks in 1 dollar coins is a pain in the pocket.
I' rather have bills.