Penny

purchaser will proceed to pull three dollars out of their wallet to receive a shiny penny back. Although currently the lowest denomination coin of the U.S. currency, the penny has a long and illustrious history. With this in mind, one cannot help but wonder why anyone would even consider eliminating the penny. It may seem that the penny is worthless, a waste of time, and occupies space and weight with little value, but the penny is vital to America in the role it plays in the job industry by…

In the article Abolish the Penny by William Sapphire, a former speechwriter for Nixon tells us his opinion on the penny being abolished. He had a very strong passion towards it being abolished and quite frankly, I agree with him too. I agree with the abolish the penny article because there is nothing that we can buy with the penny, America has nostalgia when it comes to traditions, and As Sapphire puts it "you can't buy anything with a penny anymore. Penny candy? Not for sale at the…

Eliminate the Pennies! Have you ever been waiting in line to use a vending machine and a person is fumbling with putting the pennies and dropping them because they are small.I Have and it is a little annoying . thats whats happening right now in this country and people are getting annoyed so we are caught in this loop of whether we should the penny or not.the penny is a copper coin that has been around the united states for a long time.It's about we get rid of the penny because it cost is not…

more common are prices like $9.34 and other inconvenient numbers. Pennies are the smallest form of U.S. Currency and are worth $0.01, or one cent. The question arises, is the penny even worth using? We should eliminate the use of the penny because of the uselessness of the penny, the penny costs Americans more money than it’s worth, and most pennies just disappear into seemingly thin air after coming into the real world. Pennies used to have much more value in our world.…

Ban the Penny It's supposed to be good luck to find a penny and pick it up but it won't make you wealthy. According to a stat from MoneyCrashers.com if you pick up a penny taking five seconds you would earn $7.20 an hour which is under minimum wage. That just goes to show how useless pennies are. We have wasted time, effort, and our economy on pennies. And all they do is just weigh down your pocket. It is common knowledge that pennies are more expensive to produce than they are worth.…

Ever tossed a penny aside and never gave a second thought about its worth? What many Americans fail to realize is the price they pay for each discarded, unwanted penny. I believe that the penny should be eliminated from American currency because they cost too much, waste valuable work time, and have been erased in other countries with no terrible consequences. The penny is surely not worth the trouble it causes and the burdens we have to endure by keeping them. Pennies are worth one cent,…

Due to the small amount and worth, The cost to make a penny compared to how much it is valued, and the fact that these days, credit and/or debit cards have becoming increasingly popular limiting the use of change and even cash, pennies are an additional burden that the US does not need to be carrying. The penny has been used in the United States of America’s currency system for too many years now and it is finally time for a change. Pennies, as we all know, are extremely small increments of…

Is The Penny Worth It? How do you feel about the penny? This small coin has been costing the United States a lot of money to produce. We aren't the first country to suggest discontinuing the penny. Many other countries have already dropped the coin. The penny should no longer be produced in the United States because of its high production cost and lack of use in other countries. The penny is no longer cost effective in the United States. The money that it costs to mint one penny is more…

The penny is a coin which is often disregarded by Americans. With the penny only being worth one cent, it is difficult to believe that production of this coin results in $132,000,000 in losses annually. This, however, is a true fact which is negatively impacting the pockets of American citizens. Considering the major loss of producing this cent, it would benefit America to overall discontinue producing this coin. Pennies are only worth one cent, yet, based on research from 2014 Annual Report…

generation! 13 billion pennies (1,040 pennies a second) are made each year and people rarely use them! Two-thirds of the coins that the U.S. Mint produces every year are pennies. Look how much money we are wasting! I think that annihilating pennies would benefit the people of the United States and moreover protect the environment. Eliminating the penny has many advantages that can maybe help you one day! Let’s work together to convince the United States Government to eliminate pennies!…