I have NEVER received one in everyday commerce. I could buy on eat the bank, if I were interested but I do not see them in use at all.
I was looking at the "change" tray at my bank just the other day and noticed that while all the rows of coins were stacked neatly and in profusion -- the $1 slot had only 4 coins in it. The teller did not offer one to me when I cashed my check.
When you do auto banking, you won't receive one either because coins are prohibited from being exhanged via the vacuum tubes.
Foget I wrote that! I meant to say that coins are prohibited from being DEPOSITED via the vauum tubes. The cashier will still send a few coins back to you when you cash a check -- but you still won't get a $1 coin -- you'll get a paper dollar.