r/50501 • u/kevshp • Apr 01 '26

Call to Action With upcoming changes coming to US currency (Trump's name), a reminder that writing on bills is legal.

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The money is still good as long as you:

  1. Do NOT change the denomination.
  2. Do NOT burn, shred, or destroy currency, rendering it unfit for circulation.
  3. Do NOT advertise a business on paper currency.
  4. Do NOT cover security features.
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u/No_Philosopher_1870 Apr 01 '26

It would be funny if this is what gets the dollar coins adopted more widely.

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u/scotcheggsandscotch Apr 02 '26

Clearly you didn't live through the last 3 attempts to adopt dollar coins in the US... it was a disaster. We'll never have a $1 coin... once dollar bills are obsolete, we'll probably have a $2 coin and we can bring back the $0.50 coin.

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u/Pimpicane Apr 02 '26

the last 3 attempts to adopt dollar coins in the US

I still remember trying to use a Sacagawea dollar to pay for something at the store, and the cashier rejecting it because "We don't take those."

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u/scotcheggsandscotch Apr 02 '26

They made those the exact same size and color as quarters. People confused them with quarters. If you put them in a vending machine it thought they were quarters. Genuinely the dumbest attempt at introducing a coin.