There are so many pennies in the world, but the question has arised whether or not to eliminate the penny. When you hear the word penny what do you think of? Do you think of a worthless no good coin that just takes up empty space? Or do you think of the penny as valuable and as something that holds value to our American Society? There is many different opinions of the penny today from all around the world. The penny dates back for as long as most people can remember. The penny should be kept and used because it holds many different value in today's society.
Some people think that pennies hold no value and should be abolished because it is worthless. According to a November 2006 article, written by Safire states, “The time has come to abolish …show more content…
According to Kahn “Once it had swagger. With a pedigree dating back to 1787, it was feted as the first currency authorized by the United States” (Kahn, par 1). The meaning of this is that the penny was once a cool coin. What made it cool or have swagger was the fact that it was one of the first currencies authorized by the U.S. Generally, things become cool or have swagger because they are the first to be created of its type. The penny should be kept because it is cool and one of the first currencies created. According to a picture of four pennies. There are several pieces of evidence showing how the penny dates back and is a cool coin (Pennies). The meaning of this is that it has gotten better and better over time. Generally, something that dates back a long time holds value to people and gets upgraded because of its …show more content…
According to President Bush “Washington-President Bush yesterday signed into law legislation directing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Lincoln pennies with four newly designed reverse, or “tails” side, images in 2009, the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth” (President Bush, par 1). The meaning of that information is that the penny has many purposes and is very important. Usually, when they have anniversary’s for something it holds many purposes in society. The penny should be kept because it has many different purposes. Some more information from President Bush states “The new pennies will feature four new designs on the reverse side of the coins, marking different aspects of the 16th president’s life: his birth and early childhood in Kentucky; his formative years in Indiana; his professional life in Illinois; and his presidency in Washington. The new images in 2009 will be the first redesign of the penny in 50 years” (President Bush, par 4). This shows how the penny is important enough to be redesigned, but also popular enough to be updated so people are satisfied by the look of it. Generally, when they update something it is because it is popular and used often enough for a upgrade. The penny should not be abolished because it is still being updated and made better and better all the
Some people think that pennies hold no value and should be abolished because it is worthless. According to a November 2006 article, written by Safire states, “The time has come to abolish …show more content…
According to Kahn “Once it had swagger. With a pedigree dating back to 1787, it was feted as the first currency authorized by the United States” (Kahn, par 1). The meaning of this is that the penny was once a cool coin. What made it cool or have swagger was the fact that it was one of the first currencies authorized by the U.S. Generally, things become cool or have swagger because they are the first to be created of its type. The penny should be kept because it is cool and one of the first currencies created. According to a picture of four pennies. There are several pieces of evidence showing how the penny dates back and is a cool coin (Pennies). The meaning of this is that it has gotten better and better over time. Generally, something that dates back a long time holds value to people and gets upgraded because of its …show more content…
According to President Bush “Washington-President Bush yesterday signed into law legislation directing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Lincoln pennies with four newly designed reverse, or “tails” side, images in 2009, the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth” (President Bush, par 1). The meaning of that information is that the penny has many purposes and is very important. Usually, when they have anniversary’s for something it holds many purposes in society. The penny should be kept because it has many different purposes. Some more information from President Bush states “The new pennies will feature four new designs on the reverse side of the coins, marking different aspects of the 16th president’s life: his birth and early childhood in Kentucky; his formative years in Indiana; his professional life in Illinois; and his presidency in Washington. The new images in 2009 will be the first redesign of the penny in 50 years” (President Bush, par 4). This shows how the penny is important enough to be redesigned, but also popular enough to be updated so people are satisfied by the look of it. Generally, when they update something it is because it is popular and used often enough for a upgrade. The penny should not be abolished because it is still being updated and made better and better all the