AL wrote:

The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have
a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department
of Redundancy Department...

Since a dollar is now small change, I like using dollar coins, and
the post office machines now return them as change from your $10. We
just returned from Ecuador, which uses the US dollar and doesn't have
there own currency. The Sacajawea coins are worn thin there, not like
the pristine ones here. Haven't seen the new ones yet, but I thought
the old ones were just fine.

Dave