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22. And yet dollar bills do

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 07:58 PM

Nov 2015

One wonders how much those bill readers cost relative to modifying the coin slots.

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Are we really this stupid? [View all] SmittynMo Nov 2015 OP

John Oliver, the Brit, is an American treasure. nt valerief Nov 2015 #1

Much like The Guardian. We get our best news from the Brits :) arcane1 Nov 2015 #3

Well, Donald Trump IS a leading Presidential candidate . .. . HughBeaumont Nov 2015 #2

Good point SmittynMo Nov 2015 #4

What gets me is that SmittynMo Nov 2015 #7

Pennies made after 1982 only contain 2.5% copper Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #17

We recently got rid of ours. polly7 Nov 2015 #6

There was a segment SmittynMo Nov 2015 #9

We've tried dollar coins over and over again. KamaAina Nov 2015 #12

Dollar coins are currently being minted Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #16

I prefer dollar (and 2-dollar) coins kentauros Nov 2015 #21

And yet dollar bills do KamaAina Nov 2015 #22

There are a few modern vending machines that take dollar coins kentauros Nov 2015 #26

The VTA ticket-vending machines do that. KamaAina Nov 2015 #27

Yeah I don't understand treestar Nov 2015 #23

It must be the Illuminati pyramid on the back KamaAina Nov 2015 #25

There's another reason to get rid of the dollar bill: kentauros Nov 2015 #24

I was hoping someone had already pointed this out. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #28

I like the penny dishes many shops have. hunter Nov 2015 #15

Canada is eliminating the penny, too. n/t pampango Nov 2015 #18

I pretty much do not use cash. I especially despise pocket rocks. alphafemale Nov 2015 #19

The Pentagon can blow that much money in a day. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #20