"Harry K" wrote in news:1171855415.659773.41620
@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s
did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they
are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have
to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people
didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when
told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter.

Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy!

Vending machine and coin-counter companies spent gobs of money making
their machines accept the size and weight of a dollar coin. I don't
expect the government to change those lightly.

The real problem is that the "dumb *&)s" won't quit printing the dollar
bills -- or pennies.

I used to work for Brink's armored car. Every time a new bill design
comes out, they have a fire drill getting the bill counters updated with
the new specs. It's non-trivial.