America needs coinage, and North Shore Bank is stepping up to help again. Through June, we are offering free coin counting, as an incentive to get people to bring in change that can then be redistributed to local businesses.

Last summer, when a similar coin shortage affected the country several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, our free coin-counting drive got nearly $1 million in coins back into circulation. “Last year we saw the community rally together to help recirculate coin, and we hope to see that again,” senior vice president Sue Doyle said.

The Federal Reserve says coin orders increased dramatically in April, with more people getting out into the world as covid vaccination rates have risen and the weather has gotten warmer.

Anyone with coins to count and exchange can simply visit any North Shore Bank branch. No appointment is necessary.