Coins stay in circulation because they are used a lot, and people keep using them. When you give someone a coin, it goes to another person who uses it again, like passing around a toy. Coins are strong too, so they don’t break easily. That means they can go from one place to another for many years before finally getting worn out or lost.
Examples
- You give a coin to buy candy from the store, and then someone else gives it back to you as change.
- A coin can move from your piggy bank into the hands of your friend’s dad at the grocery store.
- Coins travel from one country to another in people's pockets when they go on vacation.
Ask a question
See also
- How Did ‘Paper Money’ Replace Coins and Bars of Gold?
- How Did Paper Money Become Common?
- What Causes a ‘Wrinkle’ in Paper Money?
- What Makes a ‘Good’ Coin in Economics?
- What Is the Point of a Banknote?
Discussion
Recent activity
Nothing here yet.