1. Supporting Evidence: the “penny,” has been a part of United States history for over two hundred years. The penny was one of the first coins authorized for production by the federal government.

Elaboration: The penny has been part of the United States history for a long time ago, is the first coin in American history, that’s one of the reasons why the penny should be conserved, because is History for the United States. 

 Supporting Evidence: “People did not really like how big they were. Minted until 1857, these pennies had different images of Lady Liberty on the front.”

1. Supporting Evidence:From 1857 to 1858, the United States Mint produced two varieties of the Flying Eagle penny. Both have the same image of an eagle on the front and a one-cent designation surrounded by a wreath on the reverse side. Next came three varieties of Indian Head pennies, on which Lady Liberty wears a Native American headdress. These coins were made from 1859 to 1909. Finally, the familiar Lincoln penny began production in 1909. Since then, ten varieties have been minted. Differences largely consist of changes in metal content, though there are some notable design shifts as well.

Elaboration: It is important that we keep updating the penny because it shows how much importance there is to it in history on how America started. 

1. Supporting Evidence:In 2009, four different scenes were created on the reverse side of the penny to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth: an image of a log cabin representing Lincoln's birth and early childhood in Kentucky; an image of Lincoln reading a book as he sits on a log, representing his formative years in Indiana

Elaboration: this is showing the reader that the penny is important because it is a a part of our history. It show abraham lincoln and how he made this country great 

1. Supporting Evidence: “The penny has captured many meaningful images over its long history. In truth, it is more than a coin—it is a piece of American culture.”