Canada got rid of it a few years ago despite all the wild-eyed hysteria surrounding the phase-out. Senior citizens did not go bankrupt, stores selling inexpensive items did not go under, and a myriad of other nonsense proved to be utterly unfounded.

A penny is so worthless these days even homeless people throw them out.

Visiting the US is like visiting a time machine where pennies and dollar bills still exist, where chip and pin is only just coming into fashion, and where "checks" are still used for ordinary transactions like buying groceries.