Essay On Abolishing The Penny

Simply saying penny has been around for many years would be a blatant understatement; it has been etched into society as a reminder of perhaps the greatest president the country has ever seen. Abolishing the penny, is a move that would attempt to erase the more than a century long legacy of Abraham Lincoln and all of his accomplishments. Not only would the expulsion cause a brash disregard of history, it would also cause major inconveniences for the American populous. A reform of the monetary system such as the one proposed would cause unnecessary grief and overhaul many standards such as prices and small business financial management. Cynicism, it is a quality that a large part of the American public is guilty of possessing when it comes …show more content…
His legacy is why the United States deviated from the coinage tradition in 1909 and made him the first real historical figure on a coin (Source F). Lincoln’s legacy is another reason why the penny should not be abolished; it needs to remain ever present in the publics’ lives as a testament to his service. Without Lincoln’s actions as president the United States might have turned out to be radically different in terms of equality and slavery. He held up a doctrine that faces many people today: all men are created equal. Through the current racial strife and multiple other issues the penny cannot be abolished because it serves as a hallmark of equality. The transformed 1793-2005 penny shows how far the nation has arrived since 1909. By placing a historical figure on a widely used currency, and lines such as “In God We Trust” and “Liberty”, it is a constant reminder to the populous what it means to be an American (Source G). At the top the most paramount phrase “In God We Trust” is displayed; it represents faith, not necessarily theological, but also in the concepts of liberty and equality, a concept depicted by Abraham