is coin money dirtier than paper money which one has more germs

Paper money is kept in circulation for I believe about 20 years, where as paper money is only kept in circulation for about 3 years. So it's quite possible that given the longer time, coin money would become dirtier.

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Paper money is kept in circulation for I believe about 20 years, where as paper money is only kept in circulation for about 3 years.

Um, don't you mean that "Coin money is kept in circulation for about 20 years..."?

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Originally posted by wv_engineer:

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Paper money is kept in circulation for I believe about 20 years, where as paper money is only kept in circulation for about 3 years.

Um, don't you mean that "Coin money is kept in circulation for about 20 years..."?

That's what I was about to say.

The average $1 bill only lasts about one and a half years due to going through an enormous amount of hands during that time. The $100 bill gets used a lot less but still on average lasts about 9 years. But all coins last a lot longer due to being metal. It's not at all uncommon to get coins back in change that was originally minted back in the '60s. So I'd have to say yes, coin money is dirtier than paper money.