Macbook battery doesn't recalibrate, won't finish charging.

Hi guys. I have a black macbook which I have had for almost exactly two years now. Beginning some time a week ago, I noticed that the battery would not finish charging. It will say "Calculating" or "Finishing Charge" for hours. I have left it plugged in in this state overnight and throughout the next day, and it didn't seem to finish the charge. I tried to leave the notebook on and running while the battery drained to recalibrate it, and when I plugged it back in, it hopped right back to life (rather than go through the slightly longer restart process it often does after recalibrating) and it still won't completely charge.
Coconut battery, on the other hand, seems to think that the battery is at 100% charge. It also says that the battery is charging at the bottom of the window.
Do you guys have any idea what's going on?

You may start seeing more strange behaviors, such as the computer shutting off long before the charge indicator says it should.
Will this cause harm? There is the possibility that the abrupt shutdowns would corrupt the directory on your hard drive, which would prevent the computer from booting properly.
If I was in your place, I'd continue using the computer as-is until the abrupt shutdowns start occurring or the capacity plummets. Keep your data backed up, just in case!
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