Anonymous
Jul 5, 2020
Why is there a coin shortage in the United States?
I've read somewhere that there is a a nationwide shortage of coins in the US. Why is this happening? Is it related to the coronavirus pandemic?
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Anonymous
Jul 5, 2020
According to Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve chairman, the shortage of coins is related to the partial closure of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"What's happened is that, with the partial closure of the economy, the flow of coins through the economy has gotten all — it's kind of stopped. (...) The places where you go to give your coins, and get credit at the store and get cash — you know, folding money — those have not been working. Stores have been closed," he said. "So the whole system has kind of, had come to a stop."
You can read more about this in this CNN article.
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