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Pennies MaKenzi Bowden Snow College English 2010 October 27, 2016 The Problem of Pennies The writers grandparents know that a penny is worth more than one cent even though it only costs one cent. They always pick up pennies whenever they see them and never leave them on the ground. Benjamin Franklin once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned” (BrainyQuote 2016). If you pick up every penny that you find, they eventually will add up sooner or later. Nowadays, there is nothing that actually costs a penny. People look down at the ground, see a penny and leave it there. For years and years, people have been wanting to do something about pennies. Pennies have become a problem here in the United States and also around the world. Therefore,…