Anyone that wont pick up a penny because goyim USED to throw pennies at Jews and make fun of them is NOT SO SMART (THE WORD I USED GOT EDITED OUT)
When was the last time that you saw that happen??
In fact if you willl google it you will see that “good” (religious) goyim believe that it the correct thing to do is to pick up a penny.
After all it does say on the penny “IN GOD WE TRUST”
And as far as a Jewish outlook goes- how in the world can someone justify not picking up the penny???? Hashem has a sent you money and you just walk by?? And then you go daven and ask for parnassah and Hashem says “Yankel- i just sent you a penny of your future money, but obviously it means nothing”…
And I am sure all of you have the idea of Yaakov Avinu’s pachim kitanim and understand that ALL MONEY COMES FROM GOD!!!