In 2021, the Mint produced 14.5B coins, and is on pace to produce another 13B this year, Todd Martin, deputy chief of corporate communications for the US Mint, told The Hustle.

But new coins typically account for less than 20% of coins in circulation each year.

And because the majority of coins still circulate through the economy via transactions and coin recycling, the Coin Task Force is urging consumers to do their part to “get coin moving.”

The action plan is to:

• Using exact change when making a purchase.
• Exchanging change at banks or kiosks.