U.S. Mint's Presidential Dollar Campaign in Four Cities a Failure?

Little Deli in North Austin sees a lot of customers, but it doesn't see many of the new one dollar coins.

"You know, if we get one or two every couple of days, that's about all we're seeing right now," said owner Tony Villani.

The U.S. Mint has been pushing the coins in four cities -- Austin, Grand Rapids, Portland and Charlotte. Commercials are running on local television, and in Austin, more than 185,500 new coins have been put into circulation. Add to that the posters, fliers and stickers sent to local businesses that promote the coin as a way to be green.

"They're more resilient so they're not going to wear out as fast. And I thought that was interesting to me," said Jon Ingle.

"It would be neat if it did take off. Just because dollar bills are, you know, they don't last very long,” said Cassidy Ingle.

But not everyone is buying into it. Many say it's been done too many times before and hasn't worked yet. The Susan B. Anthony dollar coin has been in circulation since 1979, but now it just sits . . .

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