I tried to spend one in a gas station for some gum, and the guy didn't think it was real money. The cost of producing a coin (22¢ each for an SBA or Sacagawea dollar) w/ up to 40 or 50 year life vs.

There have been many surveys trying to get a handle on just how much more the public prefers non-cash over physical cash transactions. Among the more unusual surveys is the recently published American ...