Pennies are widely regarded as mostly worthless, and many people don’t bother to pick them up from the ground. “Is it littering to leave a penny on the ground?” was asked on Twitter on May 26, 2008.

“Dropping a penny on the ground feels more littering than losing money” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on October 11, 2017.


Twitter
robin steele‏
@robinsteele
Is it littering to leave a penny on the ground?
11:41 AM - 26 May 2008

Twitter
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@yagyrlr
RT @da7thsunz: Is a dropped penny on the ground a waste of money or littering if you don’t pick it up.-both
1:29 PM - 17 Sep 2009

Twitter
Mark Fujie‏
@markfujie
If you drop a penny on the ground and don’t pick it up, is that littering?
5:17 PM - 18 Mar 2010

Twitter
Cole‏
@wizzedem
The US economy is so bad that dropping a penny on the ground is now considered littering.
6:16 PM - 28 Nov 2011

Twitter
Valerie Geary‏
@ValerieGeary
Is it considered littering to drop a penny on the ground, or am I simply doing my part to spread the wealth?
11:15 AM - 22 Mar 2014

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
I accidentally dropped a penny on the ground today. I decided to pick it up because it felt like I was littering
submitted April 11, 2017 by right_you_are

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Dropping a penny on the ground feels more littering than losing money.
submitted October 11, 2017 by The_bruce42