Coin Shortage, Retailers react to coin shortage as Mint increases production.

Why do U.S. coins seem to be in Short Supply, Retailers react to coin shortage as Mint increases production, Statement Concerning the Coin Shortage.

Coronavirus slowdown kept money out of circulation. Flour and toilet paper may be back on store shelves, but now shoppers across the U.S. are encountering
another coronavirus-related shortage — an unexpected dearth of coins in circulation, making it difficult for
clerks to provide change after cash purchases.
With the pandemic slowing production at the U.S. Mint and keeping consumers, and their coins, at home
throughout the spring, stores are finding themselves strapped for quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies and
taking unusual measures to avoid parting with them.