Jessica Mendoza

But there are still folks out there who haven't given up on the penny. The other side of the coin is after the break. Do you carry change with you all the time?

How much do you have on you right now?

How much do you have on you right now?

How much do you have on you right now?

There you go.

There you go.

There you go.

And that's sense, right? As in C-E-N-T-S?

And that's sense, right? As in C-E-N-T-S?

And that's sense, right? As in C-E-N-T-S?

Americans for Common Sense is a lobbying group that supports keeping the penny. It's partly backed by a company that works with the U.S. Mint to make pennies. And Mark Weller is an advocate for all cash. He says cash is king. It can't be hacked. It's useful during natural disasters. And also, millions of Americans don't have access to credit cards or bank accounts.

Americans for Common Sense is a lobbying group that supports keeping the penny. It's partly backed by a company that works with the U.S. Mint to make pennies. And Mark Weller is an advocate for all cash. He says cash is king. It can't be hacked. It's useful during natural disasters. And also, millions of Americans don't have access to credit cards or bank accounts.

Americans for Common Sense is a lobbying group that supports keeping the penny. It's partly backed by a company that works with the U.S. Mint to make pennies. And Mark Weller is an advocate for all cash. He says cash is king. It can't be hacked. It's useful during natural disasters. And also, millions of Americans don't have access to credit cards or bank accounts.

When it comes to the penny, Mark says there's all kinds of sentimental reasons people want to keep it alive.

When it comes to the penny, Mark says there's all kinds of sentimental reasons people want to keep it alive.

When it comes to the penny, Mark says there's all kinds of sentimental reasons people want to keep it alive.

Mark says getting rid of the penny would mean that cash transactions will have to be rounded to the nearest five cents.

Mark says getting rid of the penny would mean that cash transactions will have to be rounded to the nearest five cents.

Mark says getting rid of the penny would mean that cash transactions will have to be rounded to the nearest five cents.

If prices across the country are forcibly rounded up, even by just a few cents, Mark says that could be inflationary. The Treasury disputes that idea, saying in a statement that prices won't rise because they're just as likely to be rounded down in transactions.