Pennies cost about 1.3 cents to make. Each one that is added to circulation costs 30% more than it is worth.  Are we really that stupid?

What in the world is wrong with this design? It's a little retro, but not hokey. It's simple, bold, easily-recognized and remembered, and meaningful. Sorry, but I can't see any reason why it's “awful”.

I like it, somehow. In a pinch, it makes a neat fake badge. “Ma'am, I'm from the Police, what seems to be the problem?” “Sir, that's a penny.”

No trace of “In God We Trust” so I'm happy.

I think it should say “One SUPER Cent”

It looks so cheap.

OK OK
I have a solution….
Take that nasty ass penny, and all that look like it and send it…
to me.
I still pick up pennies on the street because I'm poor.
Like I give a rat's ass what is on it if it spends.
Geez…
Is there a button for “come on back to planet Earth”? Here…welcome to a new guessing game…
Guess how many people in the USA that will starve to death today.
Or how many people will DIE today for lack of health care.
Hell yeah, I'll take that penny.

I teach kids about real money with cardboard coins that look more like a coin than that thing… I never thought a coin could be fugly.

Captain America's shield? Really??

“Hey guys, I think if we changed what the penny looked like, people would stop letting them get sucked up by vacuum cleaners, and maybe they'd stop leaving them in that ashtray that they use as a change bowl. People will love the new penny so much, they will go out of their way to use it, like paying for everything in pennies. I bet we could even charge people a ha'penny handling fee for each penny used. This is the best idea ever. People are gonna remember just how much they love pennies.”

How about NO pennies! Pennies are a pain in the ass.

Speaking as a foreigner, the new design looks pretty cool to me. Reminds me of Captain America somehow

Let's just get rid of the penny. It's a useless currency these days. Just round up to even money instead of selling stuff for 3.99!

At the crappier grocery store in your neighborhood; If they had a store-brand cereal …called Superhero-Os …that had a superhero mascot …and they paid a cut-rate Illustrator to draw his shield? …this is the shield he would draw.

No way it's awesome! Now everybody can pretend they just won a really tiny superbowl! Looks very official and sportsy. Why, I'm minded of the grit and vigor displayed in the Ice Bowl, Lambeau Field, 13° below zero, lo those many years ago.  Let us remind ourselves of the unyielding determination that made America strong. Strength, my brothers. Strength! All embodied in this awesome new coin we'll all spend a lot of time looking at. Bravo. Bravo.

i definitely feel like i could use this at Chuck E. Cheese to get an extra life on the Jurassic Park game…

meh. a big who cares - its just a penny. instead of changing it they should get rid of pennies because they cost more to make than they are worth (nickles too). and then again maybe that's the purpose for the change because they are changing the content to reduce the cost of product. i dunno know. oh wait never mind…i just read they redesigned it in honor of lincolns birfday.