Where are Argentina's coins? (Global Post - U.S.)

Think you've got cash problems? Just be glad you're not in Argentina.

No one knows the inconveniences of the peso better than Buenos Aires's convenience store owners. Walter Teich and his wife opened one right in the center of town three years ago. He's seen a lot of coins come and go, but never so few as right now.

"There's no coins, they don't exist," said Teich, standing next to a hand-written sign taped to the cash register telling his customers as much. "And it's getting worse all the time."

The coin scarcity has created a strange predicament: Merchants regularly refuse to sell their goods or services if it means they'll have to give coins back as change. For small transactions, they'd rather lose the revenue than spare the change.(...)

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