Got change? Businesses say coins are still in short supply

The consequences of the circulation slowdown hit people who don't have an ability to pay for items electronically, they say.

“If retailers are not able to offer change for cash purchases consumers who rely on cash will be vulnerable,” the associations said in a letter to Treasury.

For example, people who do their laundry at coin laundry mats could have a harder time finding change to wash their clothes. And on a larger scale, people who don’t have cash access aren’t able to patronize certain card-only businesses.

It's not a coin shortage America faces, but a lack of circulation.