# Why is there a coin shortage?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-coin-shortage/920626>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-coin-shortage/920626 "2020-09-15T00:58:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-coin-shortage/920626/21 "2021-07-24T15:25:55Z")

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For a while, the signs in stores about the coin shortage went away. But for the last month or so, those signs have made a comeback, although not to the same extent as before.

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