The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is definitely not experiencing a coin shortage.

Since the aquarium is still closed to the public under North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The staff collected 100 gallons of coins from the bottom of the fountain in five-gallon buckets and said the water feature had not been emptied in almost 14 years.

The aquarium's Visitor and Member Services coordinator Cindy Meyers said the waterfall was not originally intended to be a wishing well.

Meyers says the staff is taking the coins to the bank in portions and so far have cashed in $2,100.

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Aquarium pulls coins from waterfall for the first time in nearly 14 years(https://abcstlouis.com/news/offbeat/amid-coin-shortage-aquarium-removes-coins-from-waterfall-for-the-first-time-in-15-years)