TIL that in year 2000, 41 million dollars was spent to promote the new Sacagawea (Indian) golden dollar. Television ads consisted of the head of George Washington superimposed upon a body, voiced by actor Michael Keaton, discussing the merits of the new dollar coin. The coin ended up being a failure - Upgoat

TIL that in year 2000, 41 million dollars was spent to promote the new Sacagawea (Indian) golden dollar. Television ads consisted of the head of George Washington superimposed upon a body, voiced by actor Michael Keaton, discussing the merits of the new dollar coin. The coin ended up being a failure
submitted by oppressed to TIL 2 yearsApr 4, 2023 23:35:52 ago (+7/-0) (en.wikipedia.org)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacagawea_dollar#Production_and_release

Tell that to Britain. They convinced em to get rid of notes for £1 and switch to a coin. Seems like that was the intent of this dollar coin, but no dollar coin has managed to do well. People in the US prefer notes

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