Ha, b.s. you can warm coins moderately to denature the virus...

you could also let them sit in a box for a few days.

And the ones with gummy schmoo on them?

Why do they need to decontaminate the coins? Just let them sit for a week and the virus will be completely dead.

2 weeks if you are really worried.

I cannot speak to the specific challenges in the banking industry, but from a manufacturing perspective, you can't just add a week of inventory without a ton of headache.

For most supply chains, adding a week of inventory would mean bringing on additional warehousing space and filling everything they have to the gills. I'm familiar with a factory who has a few hours of inventory on-site, and no more than ~3 days in the accompanying warehouse. They'd need about 2 more equal size warehouses to add a week of inventory.

To be fair they probably have already done it if there is a shortage because of this reason. There is a crazy amount of coins out there.

Considering the fact it cost more to make the penny than it's worth, I'm not surprised.

That’s... not even true at all.