Maybe this has been brought up but I don't understand it.
There is just as much change out there as there was 20 years ago. Yes, some people save change but some also cash it in. With all the plastic cards being used to pay for goods, why a coin shortage now? I saw signs at two stores lately. I don't get it.

They might be trying to get us to quit using cash. Last year ,meijer and chipotle had signs up.

Virus. People don't want to handle coins

Also business closures have slowed the rate of circulation

in 2020 is was apparently because all the banks lobbies were closed so places that had change to cash in couldn't

I have no idea why it would be now.

I honestly didn't know there is still a coin shortage. But thanks for the update. Maybe the Russians are collecting our coins.

Mabey most ppl use cards now and don't get change

Mabey.........

The democrats have no “cents”.

Here's my take on it. There's been a lot of extra stimulus, welfare, kid money flowing out to people. I think a lot of people are hoarding spare change right now. They don't need to go cash it in every so often like before. By now we should pretty much be past the bank lobby's being closed and people scared to handle coins. It could also be that the mints where the coins are made had reduced staff and are behind in production.??

I work in a casino and yes the shortage is real. We can order X amount of quarters, nickels and pennies and don't always get what we ordered. We get what they have. We've also had a couple of employees stop at banks in their hometowns and for instance and get a hundred bucks in rolled nickels once in awhile to help out. Trust me the shortage is real. There also is a shortage on $1 dollar bills at times.

My wife is a teller in a small town local bank in rural IL. She says they have no coin shortage at all.

I think it's the push to shift everyone to digital so nobody has to handle money, and all transactions can be run thru the Gubmint.

They all have signs up to bring in your change, but just try to pay your bill with pennies!!

Making bullets out of them

Lately, the mints have been frequently making less coins, especially pennies.

"2015 9,365,300,000 1,599,600,000 3,041,010,000 2,990,820,000 4,600,000 45,370,000 17,046,700,000 1,273,109,000.00
2016 9,118,400,000 1,546,560,000 2,954,000,000 2,356,030,000 4,200,000 38,220,000 16,017,410,000 1,093,239,500.00
2017 8,634,020,000 1,373,280,000 2,728,000,000 2,116,000,000 4,700,000 3,360,000 14,859,360,000 962,514,200.00
2018 7,478,200,000 1,204,560,000 2,126,000,000 1,742,314,000 10,200,000 3,500,000 12,564,774,000 791,788,500.00
2019 7,040,400,000 1,094,894,400 2,194,000,000 1,651,600,000 3,400,000 2,940,000 11,987,234,400 762,088,720.00
Year 1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1 Total coins Value in $
2020 7,596,400,000 1,623,100,000 2,778,500,000 2,768,000,000 5,700,000 2,660,000 14,774,400,000 1,132,479,000.00
2021 7,908,620,000 1,570,780,000 2,830,250,000 2,632,600,000 13,100,000 2,520,000 14,957,870,000 1,107,870,2"

Keith

I’ve been told by two store that due to the coin shortage my total would be rounded up to the next dollar. After raising more heck than I probably should have they agreed with me that I should get the correct change if they were unwilling to round down. Miraculously both stores suddenly had plenty of change in the drawer to make my change with. It was amazing.

My guess is if there is a true coin shortage would be because the companies that supply coins to businesses are having labor issues as well

I think a big factor is the high percentage use of cards. I recently won $500 on a lottery ticket and the owner told me I'd have to come back mid-afternoon....by then he figured he would have enough cash to pay out. And he commented most of his business is done by cards. Even the use of paper money is way down.

Interesting to hear from a Canadian.

I was in an airport where a vendor didn't bother with making change. Always to their advantage of course.

You can probably blame my wife. Think we have two of those big water cooler jugs filled to the top. They’re so heavy I’m gonna need a dolly to move them.