# George Washington dollar coin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 28, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093 "2016-09-28T00:07:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![CoastalMaineiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093/101 "2016-10-13T17:27:36Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I recently helped out at a friends bookstore, and that’s the way they did it. Do you work retail? No, I don’t work retail (thank Og that I don’t! Especially this time of year!), but it still makes no sense to me to take up a slot in the till for things you’re not generally going to be using in the course of business. How many $50’s, $100’s, and checks did you hand out when making change for customers? Now how many times did you have to hand out more than one $1 bill or more than one quarter because you didn’t have any $2’s or halves? Now obviously, when you’re hired to handle a business’ money, the correct way to manage the till is exactly as the boss tells you to, but again, that doesn’t necessarily mean the boss’ way is the most efficient, just the way to not get fired.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093/102 "2016-10-13T17:31:21Z")
Exactly. That’s why large notes and cheques went under the coin tray - they weren’t going to be used to make change, just be put in the bank deposit at the end of the day, so why use up one of the slots with them? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093/103 "2016-10-15T03:56:39Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Checks? It’s 2016. When’s the last time anybody paid for anything in a store by check? Yesterday at the commissary, and the day before at WalMart. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093/104 "2016-10-15T05:06:18Z")
> [@CoastalMaineiac](#): > > Given that we are used to paper dollars, and they are still available, I’m not so much surprised that dollar coins haven’t caught on; we are creatures of habit, after all. It’s not just about habit. Dollar coins cost more to have delivered. Walmart isn’t going to start ordering rolls of $1 coins when bundles of $1 bills are still available. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093/106 "2016-10-15T13:59:03Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Yesterday at the commissary, and the day before at WalMart. I can’t even r member the last time I paid for anything with cash. For that matter I can’t remember the last time I _carried_ cash. I do have a cheking account but never use it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093/107 "2016-10-15T21:57:52Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > I can’t even r member the last time I paid for anything with cash. For that matter I can’t remember the last time I _carried_ cash. I do have a cheking account but never use it. One of my local supermarkets only accepts Discover Card, which few people have. Otherwise, it’s strictly cash or check. They do this to keep prices lower than other stores. The only times I’ve paid with check was in the case of large amounts (\>$500) at the pharmacy. If it weren’t for that store, I’d have no use for cash. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washington-dollar-coin/767093.md?page=5)