The COVID-19 outbreak put a clamp not only on the national economy, but it also bit into something most people take for granted: loose change. There seems to be fewer coins floating around these days. To combat the shortage, some businesses are asking customers to pay with either exact change or use their credit or debit cards to make payments. Some local businesses have not felt the pinch but have still posted signs informing customers about the coin shortage. Local banks get their coinage by ordering them from bigger banks in Lubbock. The larger banks then order the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters directly ...