• PwnTra1n@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    yeah we still mostly use dollar bills but we do have dollar coins and have had dollar coins in circulation for a long while predating these versions even.

    • JimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldOP
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      8 months ago

      It’s so cool to me. I wonder if I am the only one not from US who finds this a bit mind blowing. What other secrets are you keeping?

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        We also have a two dollar bill that is rarely seen. So rare in fact that I’ve read stories of cashiers calling the cops on someone because they don’t even realize it’s legal tender.

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          8 months ago

          In Portland Oregon (most strip clubs per capita in the country) it is traditional to use $2 bills instead of singles. It is extremely common to see two dollar bills in Oregon, I would bet a majority of two’s in circulation stay in the PNW.

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          8 months ago

          Here in Cambodia we have a dual currency system: you can pay in dollars or riel and get your change in a mixture of currencies.

          The $2 note is seen in businesses, especially money changing ones (from dollar to riel or vice versa), on display as a good luck sign.