The Nickel of Defiance: Nation Gripped by Five-Cent Coin That Refuses to Be Spent, Explained, or Returned
2026-02-27
**WASHINGTON, D.C.** — Economists, constitutional scholars, and at least one man who “used to be in a band” have been forced into the same emergency briefing room this week after the sudden rise of what experts are calling *an unprecedented micro-denomination movement*: a single U.S. nickel that has become a roaming, unspendable symbol of defiance, resistance, and—according to one press release—“a vibe.”