The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1
- Episode aired Aug 29, 2019
- 6m
To encourage the use of dollar coins to replace the more expensive paper currency the federal government offered to sell them for a dollar each shipping included. The program was wildly popu... Read allTo encourage the use of dollar coins to replace the more expensive paper currency the federal government offered to sell them for a dollar each shipping included. The program was wildly popular because it accepted credit cards enabling people to earn one or two points on each dol... Read allTo encourage the use of dollar coins to replace the more expensive paper currency the federal government offered to sell them for a dollar each shipping included. The program was wildly popular because it accepted credit cards enabling people to earn one or two points on each dollar, free money. On arrival the coins were promptly taken to the bank to deposit.