We still have the penny because Jardin Zinc Products (the manufacturer of penny blanks) lobbies the government and pays for astroturf campaigns to keep the penn

We still have the penny because Jardin Zinc Products (the manufacturer of penny blanks) lobbies the government and pays for astroturf campaigns to keep the penny. http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2007/08/15/Jarden-Zinc-Products-lobbies-Congress-to-keep-the-1-cent-coin-from-going-extinct/stories/200708150320 http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2007/08/15... https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/07/02/14959/saving-penny-makes-cents-zinc-backed-front-group https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/07/02/14959/saving-penn...