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Economic Commentary

The Fate of One Dollar Coins in the U.S.

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The United States has introduced two one-dollar coins in the past 25 years, both of which have not circulated widely. Many other countries have replaced lower-denomination notes with coins and have achieved wide circulation and cost savings. Lessons from those countries suggest that achieving widespread use of a dollar coin is much harder if the note is allowed to remain in circulation.

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Lotz, Sébastien, and Guillaume Rocheteau. 2004. “The Fate of One Dollar Coins in the U.S.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 10/15/2004.

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