OK, rant time:
So I'm a fan of the dollar coin, always have been. i want it to become like the british pound, something cool about a dollar being a coin. Heck I think we should have 5 dollar coins too. That being said I'd still opt for the cash, fits better in the wallet.
My big problem with this new dollar coin... its got Washington on it... didn't the mint learn that they need to differentiate coins? The whole Susan B Anthony dollar stunk because it looked like a quarter, size wise. Now to put GW on the coin Dollar and quarter seems real stupid. And what about Sack-a-ja-wee-ya she had a run of like 2 years. And her dollar coin was pretty cool, gold, good size, some soda machines took her.
With the mint releasing the 50 states quarters, and now a GW dollar, if I didn't look carefully I wouldn't know what kind of change I had in my pocket. Plus there's like 3 different nickel's now each one having a different pose of Jefferson on there. Though I'm still waiting for the Jefferson nickel with his many illigitimate children on it. The Canadians are probably gearing for an invasion right now. They'll flood our country with their blasted change any second, and we'll have so many different nickels, quarters, and dollars on our hands we won't even know if some canadian quarters with hockey players and maple leaves are floating around out there.
Convienance Store Clerk: "Sir I'm afraid this is Canadian money...."
Average Joe: "No its not, its the state quarter for Minnesota..."
Store Clerk: "I don't think so, it has a hockey player on it..."
Average Joe: "Right, in honor of Minnesota University's hockey prowess... oh wait... maybe it is Canadian... it does have a Moose on the other side, but aren't Moose's in Minnesota?"
Store Clerk: "Yes Moose are, but they're in Canada too where they are worshiped for their wisdom and power..."