Lincoln's Birthday

[Alex]

There have been various movements to eliminate the penny. It comes from the same general movement to get us converted to coins for small dollar denominations.

It has never made it very far, though it is a proposal I'd generally support. The general response is that the ability to charge (and pay) to the cent (as opposed to the nickel) is a god-given right.

The world did not end, however, when the halfpenny was taken out of circulation in the 1850s.