Andrew Jackson Presidential $1 coin released
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The Andrew Jackson Presidential $1 coin was released into circulation yesterday as the latest in a series of 38 commemorative $1 coins, each with a portrait of a past US President on the face.
I’ve been meaning to post about these coins for a while since I got back to the US. Even though the release of these coins started in the beginning of 2007, the first time I saw one in person was a few weeks ago and I was totally unfamiliar with its appearance. I almost didn’t accept it as currency from a customer because I didn’t know (or forgot) that they were issuing these new $1 coins.
I know a lot of people don’t like it, but after using $1 coins (rather than paper notes) for a whole year (in Australia), I’ve become accustomed to seeing golden coins like this and have grown to prefer them over paper money. Sigh…I miss Melbourne.
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- Here be a title.
- WANT: Melbourne Tram Book