Hunt On for a Billion Kronor About to Be Worthless in Sweden
- Old one, two, and five krona coins become worthless in Sept.
- Change for Change seeks coins to help neediest children
Swedish Krona coins.
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Time is running out.
About 1.6 billion kronor ($200 million) of coins will soon be worthless in Sweden. A charity is now urging people to dig these out from between sofa cushions, kitchen jars or wherever they’re hidden to create Sweden’s biggest piggy bank for needy kids.