Penny Lane

walking and come across a penny, face up? You pick it up and suddenly you feel like the luckiest person in the world. Despite, its small value the penny has made a big impact on America. The United States has had a debate for years about the decision to include pennies in U.S currency. The distribution and manufacturing of pennies should continue in the United States. First of all, the penny has been around for a very long time. Source #4 states, “The history of a penny reveals more than just a

sets of pennies, the density of both sets were resolved. The density of the pennies minted before 1982 was found to be 9.9 g/cm³. The density of the pennies minted after 1983 was 6.5 g/cm³. This displays that the pennies minted before 1982 were overall more dense than the pennies minted after 1983. Conveying that the metals made in the pennies are different. It is known that the density of copper is 8.92 g/cm³. The percent error between the density of copper and the density of the pennies minted pre

A fraction, just a hundredth of a hundredth of a hundred dollars. About 30 million pennies are produced each year, costing the United States of America 72 million dollars. For a penny. The lowest form of currency in the U.S. is costing us more than twice as much as its worth. So, is keeping the penny worth it? In my opinion, no. Pennies just cost too much, and it's our tax money making it. Many countries, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden

Argumentative Essay 2/16/18 Should America Stop using the penny America should not kill the penny because getting killing the penny would be like cutting off your hands. America needs the penny so they shouldn’t get rid of it. According to the spruce.com, “The penny is a very sentimental coin to most american due to Abraham Lincoln on it”. The penny would have to be rounded up to the next cent which is the nickel. According to the spruce.com, “The Penny is a very sentimental coin to most americans due to

Mary Landrieu once said “ A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.” That’s telling us that a penny is worth very little, so why even have them. A penny is just one cent. I repeat one single cent! Mine as well get rid of them they take away bronze, wallet space, or even house space. Pennies should no longer be produced. Did you know that pennies cost more than they are worth? In the United States it costs us 2 dollars and 41 cents to produce it and send

In our world today what can we buy with a penny coin? The answer is nothing. There are many controversial arguments about keeping or getting rid of the penny. I think eliminating this coin can be a positive thing. If we abolish the penny, the United States would be saving time, money, and resources. In Forbes magazine, Neena Moorjani said “It’s practically useless in everyday life” (Lewis). Most people today fling their pennies into the trash, they drop out of circulation, or in couch cushions where

Should the Production and Use of the Penny be Eliminated in the United States? By Sydni Peters If you gave Canada a penny for their thought, they'd advise you to get rid of the small copper coins. In fact, Canada, as well as many other countries have already taken action to rid their nation of the need for their lowest valued currency. Meanwhile, in America, our one cent coins are losing their value while causing other prices to rise. To discontinue the minting of these coins would mean better prices

and enjoyed collecting loose change to save up for toys. Kids would cherish even a single penny to add to their collection. However, with inflation and the increase in credit transactions, pennies are becoming ineffective. Pennies cost the government unnecessary amounts of money to produce, harshly impact the environment, and are not practical to use. Pennies waste precious taxpayer dollars every year. Pennies have costed the US government more to mint than than their face value for the past 11 years

Pennies should not be manufactured anymore. Some reasons why are that people hardly use them, it is not a ban, and because they are just not important. One reason pennies should not continue to be made is because people barely ever try to pay with pennies, or do anything with pennies. In Jeff Sommers article from the New York Times, he quotes a Canadian finance minister, “Pennies take up too much space on our dressers at home”.(Sommer) This quote shows people have pennies for no reason, they sit

or bills. Do we use pennies for virtually any transactions? The answer is no, we don’t. Consequently, the penny is far and away the least useful monetary value we have. Pennies are inefficient and should be cut out of the currency. The rationale behind this conclusion is simple: the price tag of minting a penny is more than one cent. Unfortunately for the penny, two other reasons prove that we require it no longer. The first reason is that not only will the removal of pennies make us more effective