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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 4636038, member: 15588"]There have been a few other threads on this topic here, which sounds strange at first, but <a href="https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/food-drink/mc-ent-coin-shortage-explained-20200716-2265gp26m5frppsjn5yg75rzym-story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/food-drink/mc-ent-coin-shortage-explained-20200716-2265gp26m5frppsjn5yg75rzym-story.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a> offers a possible explanation:</p><p><br /></p><p>"'During this pandemic, the demand for circulating coins has drastically increased, in part, because precautions taken throughout the nation to slow the spread of the virus have reduced retail sales activity and significantly decreased deposits from third-party coin processors,' said Michael White, spokesman for the United States Mint."</p><p><br /></p><p>And it sounds like the Mint is trying their best to respond:</p><p><br /></p><p>"[The Mint has] ramped up the number of coins they usually produce as well. In June, the Mint produced almost 1.6 billion coins, and White said they are on track to produce 1.65 billion coins per month for the remainder of 2020 or an annual production of 19.8 billion circulating coins. Compare that with 12.4 billion in produced by the Mint in 2019."</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm currently in a position where I don't use currency at all, so I haven't noticed anything. I also haven't seen any signs, at least not yet, in stores in my area asking for exact change or even mentioning the shortage. Of course, I'm also not getting out as much as I used to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 4636038, member: 15588"]There have been a few other threads on this topic here, which sounds strange at first, but [URL='https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/food-drink/mc-ent-coin-shortage-explained-20200716-2265gp26m5frppsjn5yg75rzym-story.html']this link[/URL] offers a possible explanation: "'During this pandemic, the demand for circulating coins has drastically increased, in part, because precautions taken throughout the nation to slow the spread of the virus have reduced retail sales activity and significantly decreased deposits from third-party coin processors,' said Michael White, spokesman for the United States Mint." And it sounds like the Mint is trying their best to respond: "[The Mint has] ramped up the number of coins they usually produce as well. In June, the Mint produced almost 1.6 billion coins, and White said they are on track to produce 1.65 billion coins per month for the remainder of 2020 or an annual production of 19.8 billion circulating coins. Compare that with 12.4 billion in produced by the Mint in 2019." I'm currently in a position where I don't use currency at all, so I haven't noticed anything. I also haven't seen any signs, at least not yet, in stores in my area asking for exact change or even mentioning the shortage. Of course, I'm also not getting out as much as I used to.[/QUOTE]
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