Pennies Should Stay!!
By: Nooran Masmali J
April 12, 2017
Do you think pennies should stay or go? Some people say that they should stay, while other people say that they should go. What do you think?
Pennies have a lot of meaning. Pennies were the first coins ever made, back in 1793, in the United States. It was made by the United States Mint, which is the place that strikes or makes, all the coins used in this country. The first penny didn’t look like the penny you see today because it didn’t have president Lincoln’s picture on it. The U.S Mint started making the Lincoln penny in 1909.
The penny is a symbol of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln served as president from 1861 to 1865, when he was assassinated. He served during the Civil War and put an end to slavery by passing the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Although Lincoln is shown on the five-dollar bill as well, the penny for many is precious, a nostalgic symbol of all that Lincoln stood for as well as an important part of America’s history.
The people who work to make pennies would lose their jobs. Charities and other organizations may lose donations that rely on loose change from contributors. And many people don’t want to see an increase in prices to make up for lost cents.
I think pennies should stay because of all those reasons. They have a lot of meaning, a symbol of Abraham Lincoln, people that make pennies would lose their jobs, maybe lose all their money, and probably not get a job at all. Also, if charities and other organisms would lose all the pennies they got. L
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