US dollar coins

[Debbie 58]

Hi all.I am currently in the Sates and have a quick question for those members who are local. The dollar coins can these be found in silver and gold - or have I picked up some dolar tokens from the theme parks? The gold ones dont seem to have a year of issue although they are the same size as the silver ones. Help!

[argentumandcoins 70]

Hi all.I am currently in the Sates and have a quick question for those members who are local. The dollar coins can these be found in silver and gold - or have I picked up some dolar tokens from the theme parks? The gold ones dont seem to have a year of issue although they are the same size as the silver ones. Help!

As far as I am aware Debbie they are currently using a brass coloured dollar featuring US Presidents in currency. The previous issue was a cupro-nickel type featuring Susan B Anthony. The President series will have dates on the edge, the Anthony Dollars are dated under her portrait.

[Debbie 58]

Oh thanks for that info A. Those brass coins are truely horrible dates worn off the edges and artificial looking. I wont be bringing any of those back with me!

[azda 979]

Yiou have far to much Debbie, being able to afford a holiday.............

[Peter 615]

You are missing our lovely spring weather not to mention good old British pies

[Debbie 58]

Well you will spend all your pennies on coins...

Is it true that snow is forcasted back in blighty? Far too hot here for pies!

[azda 979]

Well you will spend all your pennies on coins...

Is it true that snow is forcasted back in blighty? Far too hot here for pies!

It was 23 degrees in Scotland last week, blizzards forecast for ALL of England this week.........Safe flight home

[davidrj 194]

It was 23 degrees in Scotland last week, blizzards forecast for ALL of England this week.........Safe flight home

Most of the world has a climate, we have weather

[Generic Lad 25]

There are 4 major types of dollar coins "circulating" in the US (over here we hate them all so we don't ever use them )

The oldest is the Eisenhower dollar and it rarely circulates because people think that it is rare, but occasionally you can find them in banks. It is the large "silver dollar" sized dollar coin but circulation issues contain no silver (however, special proof and uncirculated coins were struck in 40% silver).

The next oldest is the Susan B. Anthony (or agony dollar as I often call it) it is a small sized coin with a reeded edge in copper-nickel clad showing a really ugly woman on the front.

The second most recent one is the Sacajawea dollar which features an American Indian woman on the front and an eagle in flight on the reverse. Recently, this was changed to be a different design from American Indian culture and the date and mintmark were moved to the reverse of the coin.

And the most recent is the presidential dollars which feature various presidents on the obverse and the statue of liberty on the reverse. The year and mintmark is found on the edge of the coin, if it hasn't already worn off from circulation.

If you want uncirculated examples of presidential dollars, just go into any bank, most are more than happy to get rid of the abominations!

[RLC35 288]

It seems that the American's just never have warmed up to the small size Dollar (Anthony, etc.). I don't think they will ever be used, unless the one Dollar bill is discontinued, which is a possibility. Currently the Mint is suspending Small sized Dollar production, since all the Banks are full of them, due to lack of acceptance by the public.

If the Dollar Bill was discontinued, the government would benefit, since the Dollar coin would last up to 10 times longer than the current Dollar bill, in circulation.

The Eisenhower Dollars, while occasionally available in Banks for face value, still brings a premium at local Coin Club Auctions. A roll of 20 coins usually brings $25.00 at the local auctions.

[Generic Lad 25]

It seems that the American's just never have warmed up to the small size Dollar (Anthony, etc.). I don't think they will ever be used, unless the one Dollar bill is discontinued, which is a possibility. Currently the Mint is suspending Small sized Dollar production, since all the Banks are full of them, due to lack of acceptance by the public.

If the Dollar Bill was discontinued, the government would benefit, since the Dollar coin would last up to 10 times longer than the current Dollar bill, in circulation.

The Eisenhower Dollars, while occasionally available in Banks for face value, still brings a premium at local Coin Club Auctions. A roll of 20 coins usually brings $25.00 at the local auctions.

Yes, this has always confused me, I can get $100+ face value of Eisenhower dollars at a bank and no coin dealers will buy them from me, but yet circulated Ike dollars creates bidding wars and they go for a healthy premium. Either way, they are easy enough to get rid of at face value and perhaps one day I'll get a silver dollar in the lot. I can dream at least!

[Peter 615]

Circulation coins don't do it for me.i'm thinking back to pre 47 silver and those horrible copper coins

[Gary D 76]

It was 23 degrees in Scotland last week, blizzards forecast for ALL of England this week.........Safe flight home

Most of the world has a climate, we have weather

There's no such thing as the wrong weather just the wrong cloths

[azda 979]

It was 23 degrees in Scotland last week, blizzards forecast for ALL of England this week.........Safe flight home

Most of the world has a climate, we have weather

There's no such thing as the wrong weather just the wrong cloths

Unfortunately there's not many Tarzans in this jungle who wear cloths these days. A big wooly jumper is sufficient. I'll keep my leapord skin loin cloth for the bedroom

[Peter 615]

It was 23 degrees in Scotland last week, blizzards forecast for ALL of England this week.........Safe flight home

Most of the world has a climate, we have weather

There's no such thing as the wrong weather just the wrong cloths

Unfortunately there's not many Tarzans in this jungle who wear cloths these days. A big wooly jumper is sufficient. I'll keep my leapord skin loin cloth for the bedroom

Mine is a python skin one

[Debbie 58]

Hi all. Now back from US and I hope that I may have brought the sunshine with me Incidently re- the dollar coins we met up with some american friends who claim to have never seen a dollar coin before!!(gave them the ones I had)Perhaps that's why circulation dollar coins gain a higher premium - keep as an oddity, whereas the ones in the bank remain an unknown entity to lots of the locals?