Good use for Lincolns?
JeffinMich
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Some of us think the Lincoln cent has little or no practical value/use......not this guy:
House covered with Lincolns
House covered with Lincolns
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Architect Greg Vendena of Co-lab estimates that it will take 384,000 pennies to blanket 1,500 square feet of the house's exterior.
That doesn't count the eventual $38,400in pennies.
Wouldn't that be dimes?
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<< <i>I think LordM would be interested in a house like that. >>
I don't think my wife would be too keen on the idea.
It is a neat idea. I only hope he uses pre-1982 pennies and not zincs, or the house is gonna look pretty crummy after a few years of exposure to the elements!
The article missed out on a good pun: it should be called "The House That Makes Cents".
Florida's bankruptcy laws let you keep your house, regardless of value. Soooo, lawyers out there, if you lived in Florida, tiled your roof in double eagles, and YEARS LATER filed for bankruptcy, could they take the coins from your roof???
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