Well, I don't know - from a purely practical point of view, as a woman, having those extra 5lbs of pennies weighing down an already 50lb purse, no, I don't miss them.
But if you're sentimental, think of all those pennies and what you did with them when you were a kid -- found one, lost one, bought some 2-fer candy with one, played hop-scotch on the sidewalk with them, spun them, traded old ones for shiny new ones, rubbed off the maple leaf design with a pencil and paper, watched those copper-coloured maple leaves pile up in your piggy-bank, spun them, saved them and wrapped them -- what excitement to have a whole 50 cents worth! -- watched QEII go from young woman to old lady on the back. Because they were the lowest denomination and mostly too much trouble for adults to bother with, they entered childrens' worlds as important things.
And what happens to the likes of: "A penny for your thoughts", "A penny saved is a penny earned", "Shiny as a new penny", "Penny-wise and pound-foolish", "Pennies from Heaven", and even Miss Moneypenny. How many people a generation from now will understand these from personal experience?
So I say - Requiem in pace, lowly but noble penny...
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