They land with a loud, dull clank in the change tray of the ticket vending machine. If you’re like me, your first thought as you scoop them out is, how do I get rid of them?
They’re the $1 coin. The unpopular, unloved and underutilized member of the coin family.
You’ll get them mostly from vending machines of one sort or another. And when you do, it becomes a monetary version of the old hot potato game. Who can I give them to next? Or, where’s another vending machine that will accept them?