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safeinOhio

(32,688 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:30 PM Jul 2020

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Coin shortage?

IDK, must be a “real reason” for it. Never happened under Obama.

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Coin shortage? (Original Post) safeinOhio Jul 2020 OP

My fault - I've said too many times that if I had a nickel for everytime Marie Marie Jul 2020 #1

*snort* Nevilledog Jul 2020 #2

Shortage can't be too bad. I asked my bank if they would come get my hoard. NCjack Jul 2020 #3

I have over $700 in loose change that I can't get my bank to accept. nt Binkie The Clown Jul 2020 #4

Put a free ad on Craig's List offering them at value to a coin collector. rickford66 Jul 2020 #5

So far I've just been losing them $4 or $5 at a time playing poker on Friday nights. Binkie The Clown Jul 2020 #6

Well Binkie. Thanks for my laugh of the day. rickford66 Jul 2020 #7

My bank used to take loose coins spinbaby Jul 2020 #8

My credit union has a machine at no charge unc70 Jul 2020 #10

At least one poster here seems to think it is cool to take rolled pennies to his grocery store. Tipperary Jul 2020 #13

Casino Cages have been down Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #9

I commented on another post that the local Penn National Backseat Driver Jul 2020 #11

Most Super markets have Coin Star Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #14

From what I can gather there are fewer coins in circulation because of all the closed Vinca Jul 2020 #12

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

1. My fault - I've said too many times that if I had a nickel for everytime

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:45 PM

Jul 2020

Trump screws up... Let's just say I have lots and lots of nickels.

Nevilledog

(51,122 posts)

2. *snort*

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:46 PM

Jul 2020

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

3. Shortage can't be too bad. I asked my bank if they would come get my hoard.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:54 PM

Jul 2020

Two 32-oz yogurt containers filled with mixed coins.

NOT interested. Maybe if I wrap them and value exceeds $1000.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

4. I have over $700 in loose change that I can't get my bank to accept. nt

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:02 PM

Jul 2020

rickford66

(5,524 posts)

5. Put a free ad on Craig's List offering them at value to a coin collector.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:06 PM

Jul 2020

For over 40 years I've bought coins this way.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

6. So far I've just been losing them $4 or $5 at a time playing poker on Friday nights.

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:07 PM

Jul 2020

On edit: I like your idea, though.

rickford66

(5,524 posts)

7. Well Binkie. Thanks for my laugh of the day.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:10 PM

Jul 2020

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

8. My bank used to take loose coins

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:13 PM

Jul 2020

They’d just run them through their machine and deposit to my account. No more, though. Now the only place to take loose coins is one of those machines at the grocery store that take a commission.

unc70

(6,115 posts)

10. My credit union has a machine at no charge

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:50 PM

Jul 2020

I recently helped a friend move. We cleaned out over $1000 of coins in buckets and dumped them through the machine. No surcharge.

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

13. At least one poster here seems to think it is cool to take rolled pennies to his grocery store.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:55 PM

Jul 2020

He seems confused they are not wild about this practice.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

9. Casino Cages have been down

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:33 PM

Jul 2020

until two weeks ago. Largest single source of Coins in Circulation.

Backseat Driver

(4,393 posts)

11. I commented on another post that the local Penn National

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:50 PM

Jul 2020

Casino (Hollywood) was offering to throw "hoarders" coins in their machines for free to convert them to paper bills. Probably needed for their own pay-out kiosks (quarters, nickels, pennies - no dimes) during the "shortage" They had just been allowed to re-open...SMH.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

14. Most Super markets have Coin Star

Reply to Backseat Driver (Reply #11)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:58 PM

Jul 2020

machines in their entrances. In the last two months,wow are they busy. When you have Thousands who have not seen a payday in three months or more,that is understandable.

Vinca

(50,278 posts)

12. From what I can gather there are fewer coins in circulation because of all the closed

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:52 PM

Jul 2020

businesses. Or they could be in Steve Mnuchin's garage.

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