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For decades, rolling spare change and taking it to the bank was completely normal. But now, some customers are arriving with neatly wrapped coins only to have the teller refuse them. The coins are still real money, so how can a bank turn them away? And what are people supposed to do with them now?

A restaurant accepted your cash but said it could not give change. Is that legal? Here’s what “legal tender” really means, when businesses can refuse cash, and what customers can do.

I inherited $5,000 in coins and a dealership refused to take it for a car. Can a business reject legal tender? Here’s what U.S. law actually says about coins, cash, private businesses, and why dealers can usually say no.

The End Of The American Penny And What It Means For Your Loose Change