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Should the US abandon the penny?
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Bill Schulz takes to the streets to find out if Americans would miss Honest Abe
- Duration 4:07
- Date Apr 10, 2012
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Bill Schulz takes to the streets to find out if Americans would miss Honest Abe
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As America's coining gotten annoying.
-- -- our neighbor to the north Canada not Santa announced that -- meant well and its production of the Canadian penny.
This fall as part of its austerity budget me.
Explain finance minister Jim black charity.
The H is not silent quote the -- -- currency without any currency and it costs us one point five cents to produce this -- All of which begs the question should the United States' -- -- Maple Leafs -- and say adios.
To honest -- is well.
-- the general public more nostalgic when it comes to this irrelevant pocket change.
I said a reporter whose native American name is dances for pennies how to learn more.
He didn't.
Is the -- eagle in the way of the -- -- It's trick question that -- -- was a mythological creature wise up.
Let's talk to Times -- -- to see what -- world would be like without a copper Abraham Lincoln.
If you missed the -- Com.
I'd like to still have him around just to throw them back at things I mean.
There's a bit of that as of us failure from Philadelphia and you go to a lot of Eagles games and you help the -- wasting all the time.
What should we replace it anyway.
Oh my god you really need pennies.
I mean it's sort of like asking.
But what the -- The -- we are from Columbia so we've gotten used.
I contribute your economy back now when I buy from Columbia you don't pay taxes -- Got a couple of cops find penny facts let's see your knowledge of this useless client.
What is the phrase above the head of late game on the -- Is it and I -- trust.
Now it's tricky to rock around to rock around that's right on time it's tricky it's worried that they were able to -- and the corn.
Who is on out of the -- -- -- -- -- -- Going to Washington.
Not to Lincoln.
Full -- Favorite coming -- Lincoln Navigator.
It is a luxurious four will ride to and at 57000 dollars can afford not to write it bring him.
-- -- -- Abraham Lincoln close Andrew Lincoln he is the lead and got a locking data Nancy what would I pay for your -- because remember fields gold frames a -- -- at bats I would -- nickel.
I can -- seems to be -- -- the new -- the correct answer sex.
You at pace sex -- -- and what is above -- -- -- what is said above the head of Lincoln on the back.
I have no idea it's my first time in America I don't know correct I have no idea it's my first time in America a lot of people are confused by that phrase and why it would be on our petty but very good you nailed it now finish -- sentence.
Find a penny pick it up all the day you'll have.
Good luck syphilis the correct answers syphilis but he's -- riddled with disease.
What is on the back of the pack and the back -- but lot of people don't know that Lincoln's Bible should America keep its -- did any gas.
Yes Clinton don't by the way don't do that in front of me because and that's -- a -- occasions and asked.
A federal flight what does the phrase about the head -- That I'm not sure we'll probably.
The game god we trust lot of people think that it's little in the middle but he has much back are you single.
I am we do it.
Later -- the -- towards some -- would you.
I would like that very much so you'll get some drinks by a bunch of pennies thrown at people's houses that the coach that it that it -- -- -- I love this job.
So what we learned about the -- well for starters.