Dollars that jingle.

• Position: MONEY - Brief article

The U.S. Mint is releasing four new presidential onedollar coins this year. James Monroe appeared on February 14, to be followed by John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren. The new coins could save the U.S. Treasury about $150 million a year because they last a lot longer than bills. But dollar coins have never caught on with the American public. Susan B. Anthony dollars, issued in 1979, were too easily confused with quarters. In 2000, the Treasury issued a gold-colored dollar featuring Sacajawea, the Indian woman...