Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
I thought the Sacagawea dollar coin (and the new President series) are similar in colour and size to a loonie?
They are pretty close. The key phrase was "in circulation". Personally I'd love to see $1 and $2 coins in widespread circulation around the U.S. but I seem to be in the distinct minority. I think it's safe to say the paper $1 banknote will survive until somebody in the federal government shows some (five-letter synonym for "fortitude"), accepts that the move will be unpopular at first, and stops printing $1 bills in order to force people to transition to coins.