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.

Photographer: Erik Abel/Bloomberg
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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.