Kevin Federline campaigns for pennies

In this photo released by Virgin Mobile, Kevin Federline, husband of pop singer Britney Spears, attends a Virgin Mobile one cent text messaging promotion in New York, Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Federline was the first to sign an oversized petition that will be presented to Washington, DC lawmakers by Virgin Mobile representatives as an effort to dissuade them from removing the the penny from circulation. (AP Photo/Virgin Mobile, Dave Allocca)

Kevin Federline, Britney Spears' husband, joined Americans for Common Cents and Virgin Mobile in New York to push pennies.

"Man, I feel good about the penny!" Federline said as he got out of a red truck in Times Square, ABC reported.

There is no immediate danger to the penny, said Matthew Eggers, policy director of Americans for Common Cents, but there is a commonly held notion that the penny wastes consumers' and retailers' time and money.

Eggars argues that eliminating pennies would hurt poor people and charities that depend on small donations. Surveys also show two-thirds of Americans still like pennies. The zinc industry is very involved in promoting the penny, which is 97 percent zinc. Coin collectors are also concerned.

Federline became a penny activist when he received a text message from Virgin Mobile. The company introduced its new 1-cent text messaging offer Wednesday.