Last year, the United States Mint pressed the last penny.
Penny preservationists warned that the death of the one-cent coin might seed dire consequences: coin shortages at checkout counters; confusion over how to pay bills not ending in zero or five; and higher prices, as greedy retailers began rounding everything up.
Yet, apart from scattered penny shortages, American society appears to have survived the loss of its least valuable coin.
Is the nickel next?
The question is logical: President Donald Trump killed the penny because the government lost money every time it pressed one. Nickels are money-losers, too.
