What's the value of coins? Paper and plastic notes seems more convenient in most cases.
Metal coins seem like a case of holding onto tradition despite losing the original reason for the tradition.
Metal coins seem like a case of holding onto tradition despite losing the original reason for the tradition.
They're also much easier to handle when you need many different ones, like when you're trying to assemble an exact amount. I can just look into my wallet and pick out the coins I need, whereas with notes, I'd have to spread them out like an awkward floppy hand of cards and especially if they weren't distinct enough scanning through and finding the right ones sounds plain annoying.
(Plus, 2 dollars is like a quarter 50 years ago....)
Plus, quarters are better to flip to make decisions than bills.