Dollar Coins: Fail

As long as we have dollar bills and the dollar coins look and feel like quarters, nobody will accept the dollar coins.

Susan B. Anthony dollar (1979-81, 1999)
This 11-sided freak of a coin was a disaster. It felt and weighed like a quarter.


Sacagawea dollar (2000-present)
Another waste of metal. Without the abolition of dollar bills, these are useless except at post offices and one single self-serve car wash I used eight years ago.


Presidential Dollar (2007-present)
The Presidential Dollar series is like the state quarter series. Every year, starting in 2007, dollar coins showing the likenesses of four presidents are issued. They are meant to increase the popularity of dollar coins and to educate kids about our past presidents. Considering that I just saw my first presidential dollar last week, it's safe to say that this dollar coin has been another failure.

CKY