It occurred to me last night what must have happened: multiple somebodies in a position to issue an order to do something about it must have decided money–and probably coins specifically–were a potential vector for the disease which kills 4 people in a thousand who get it, if not treated with HCQ/Zinc/Azithromyacin.
So they stopped issuing coins, or actively pulled them back. Even if they didn’t pull paper back, paper really needs coin backing, since it is rare (yet: the inflation has not hit yet) for transactions in cash not to need them.
But we should fear the loss of cash. Without cash, any of us can be cancelled with a few keystrokes. Our cards won’t work at the pump, at the ATM, at the grocery store. You are outside the system in a moment. With cash, at least you can plan for short term contingencies.
This clearly seems to be the goal of the people trying to cancel Trump and everyone who supports him.