We finally received a 2010 penny in our change and were dismayed by its sight.  Though the front was kept standard, the penny has a new look on the back for some odd reason.

The back has much to be desired…

We’re not sure who came up with the Captain America shield theme, but we don’t like it — and not simply because we’re not a fan of change.  The Lincoln Memorial on the back of the previous years of the penny  made sense to us since Abe Lincoln was on the front and gave the penny an austere of authority and worth.

This new back utilizes a different definition of austere…

Not only is the look different, but the weight and make up of the penny seems to have changed dramatically as well.  It feels significantly lighter and thinner to the touch — and reminds us old older, weak currency, such as early 1950s Serbian Dinara coins and the early 1920s German Mark coins.