AS A FULL TIME DEALER I EXPECT TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE A MAJOR ERROR ON THE SAC DOLLARS, THAT THE COIN IS MISSING THE DATE WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE! THIS WILL BE VERY TIME COMSUMMING TO HAVE TO TELL THEM IT'S ON THE EDGE AND NOT A MISTAKE! WHY WASN'T THE DATE LEFT ALONE??

I believe the mint officials have lost their minds. There should be nothing on the edge of our dollar coins. The fact that they can't produce one of those coins without errors being found should tell them that it's beyond their capability. Perhaps it's all intentional on their part. Errors are a way of being attention to their products. For collectors it becomes very expensive. I've had to give up on collecting the Prsidential dollars in MS state because I can't afford the errors necessary to put together a complete set. And don't get me started on the Position A and Position B thing. Now they are talking state parks on the quarters, civil rights heros, solar system commemorative dollars, etc. I'm afraid that coin collecting has gotten too expensive for me and even though I do enjoy it it's just something I just can't aford any more....Thank you United States Mint! I guess you folks are really in it to make money (I mean profits).

Jayne-

No one is forcing you to collect all the varieties.  I, too, think it's a little crazy that in the first three years of the Prez dollars, there will be at least 3 major design changes.  

However, my Prez dollar album looks just as pretty filled with P,D,S coins and no errors.  Bottom line, if you like the coins, collect them, varieties or not.

Does anyone use the dollar coins?

They look great and I use them everywhere with the help of a little change-holder called Portsou that I picked up online.

Check it out www.portsou.com