Americans for Common Cents (ACC) conducts research and provides information to Congress and the Executive Branch on the value and benefits of the penny.

Lincoln Man Donates Three Decades of Lincolns to Arts Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Weller 800/561-7909 A great ‘Pennies for Lincoln’ fund-raising event is unfolding this week as the city of Lincoln, Nebraska wraps up its campaign to raise $17,500 for a new sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, ‘The Rail Joiner’.The statue is referred to as the ‘Rail Joiner’ because Lincoln is depicted joining together Read more about Lincoln Man Donates Three Decades of Lincolns to Arts Project[…]

73% of Americans Favor Keeping the Penny

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Weller 800/561-7909 Poll Shows Americans Concerned About Costly Price Rounding System If Penny Is Eliminated Washington, DC – A poll released today by Americans for Common Cents shows overwhelming support for the penny by the American public. The vast majority of those surveyed favored keeping the penny in circulation, a Read more about 73% of Americans Favor Keeping the Penny[…]