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National feud: Should America keep the penny? Many people pick up pennies on the sidewalk, do you pick them up, or are they worthless? I argue that we should keep the penny! The cost of producing the penny, charities, and America’s history, for these reasons, we should keep the penny! If America gets rid of the penny, we would have to make more nickels. Although the penny is more expensive to make, than it is worth, the nickel is even more expensive. The penny costs 1.8 cents to make,while the nickel costs 9.4 cents to make. So, if we do get rid of the penny, stores would have to round to the nearest 5 cents. Most likely, stores would round up, which would create more nickels in circulation, and less money in your wallet! Secondly, the

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