Nationwide shortage of coins

[Mystic Wanderer]

That's interesting, a shortage on coins. Wonder if they will go the way of the dinosaur?

Maybe I should hold on to the ones I've been collecting over the years?  I keep a bowl where my change goes every time I empty my pockets when coming back from shopping. I use it at Christmas every year to put a dent in my expenses.
You'd be surprised how much one can accumulate over a year's time. I only have two people to buy for, so it really does come in handy.

If coins now become obsolete, I'll either be very sad that I lost all that revenue, or very happy that I hung on to something that could be worth many times the original amount (for collectors). 
Time will tell.

Oh, I just remembered... My bank has an option where you can round off your expenses to the next full dollar amount when paying with a debit card, and then they put the change into your savings account. It's all digital, so no real coins are put out into the public money flow.

Seems like they (the banks) have been trying to get rid of coins for quite awhile.

Interesting!