Bedroom floor made out of 60,000 Lincoln cents...

joeykoins

Hi guy's, I'm from Chicago,and I was watching my local nightly news.They showed a segment at the end, of a couple,not sure If they were in Chicago or not,of them deciding to use all their pennies they been saving to cover their bedroom floor. What are people thinking? First of all it really didn't look that pleasent,It even looked tacky!They also claimed that some of the coins were rare.Don't people realize,for what " one " of those pennies would have maybe went for would have had paid the cost of redoing the floor right and more beautifully.Even face value (600$) would had paid for redoing the floor themselves. I don't know if It's on YouTube or not?Oh well,to each his own,I guess?

s4ny

The copper pennies are worth 2.5 cents.

Baley

<< <i>The copper pennies are worth 2.5 cents. >>



to who?

joeykoins

<< <i>The copper pennies are worth 2.5 cents. >>

Yeah,that too.I didn't think of that issue?

lcoopie

is it cheaper than wood or tile to use cents?

Jinx86

Ive seen a coffee table covered in BU pennies then lacquered over to make it smooth. Looked cool, but for a whole floor...

TwoSides2aCoin

I used to bowl with a man named Paul. His wife and he would save a hundred dollar bill from their checks each week. When they had their bedroom wallpapered in hundred dollar bills , they decided to buy a house.
Odd way to save and to wallpaper your bedroom, but they were the happiest couple.

MrHalfDime

<< <i>The copper pennies are worth 2.5 cents. >>



This may be true as copper bullion, but am I correct, that you cannot melt them down? I'd sooner go with hardwood, or even carpet.

19Lyds

<< <i>is it cheaper than wood or tile to use cents? >>

Probably but then a metal floor......in Chicago........in the winter........can't be all that inviting!

What did they fill the gaps with?

19Lyds

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<< <i>The copper pennies are worth 2.5 cents. >>



This may be true as copper bullion, but am I correct, that you cannot melt them down? I'd sooner go with hardwood, or even carpet. >>

I realize that the "law" says its illegal to melt these but in all seriousness, whats to stop a home refiner from melting them and then just selling little copper bullion bars?

These folks do it with silver all the time.

LindeDad

Dang those would be cold on the feet when getting up in the middle of the night to go twinkle.

sniocsu

Were they all 09 S VDBs?

CoinZip

Here is a You Tube vid of something similar, there are 250k cents used in this one.

epcjimi1

Not as nice as the oak hardwood floor in my bedroom, but interesting, IMO.



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hchcoin

I wouldn't do it in my house but I think it is cool.

Zrider

mercury dimes would look better..

DBSTrader2

Here's a link to an article about this floor:

http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2013/01/21/16623719-couple-glues-60000-pennies-to-bedroom-floor?lite=


The article mentioned that "59,670 pennies were used to completely cover the floor, which was then sanded down to a shiny copper sheen and cemented in with a clear coat as smooth as a sheet of glass."

Now, if they were going to sand them down to a shiny copper sheen, did it really require placing them all heads-up, or did they waste lots of time in that pursuit?


It also mentioned 2 coins that "within the bulk of pennies came some rare finds — a 1944 WWII 440 steel penny that was created due to a copper shortage, and a 1873 penny featuring an Indian head instead of Abraham Lincoln. Both pennies are worth enough money to pay for the project, but they also ended up on the floor."

What's a 1944 "440" steel penny? And unless in mint condition, would one or both REALLY have paid for the project by themselves?

Still, an interesting idea!


- - Dave

Coinosaurus

Who wants a metal floor. MrHalfDime has it right, carpet is a better idea.

Use coins for collecting not decorating.

leothelyon

<< <i>Dang those would be cold on the feet when getting up in the middle of the night to go twinkle. >>



And you just might not make it.

droopyd

<< <i>This may be true as copper bullion, but am I correct, that you cannot melt them down? >>



Oh, you can melt them down all right. You're not sposta but people do a lot of things they're not sposta.

For artists working in bronze, it's a lot cheaper to melt down pennies than to buy raw materials with the art supply store markup.

And jewelrymakers do the same with 90% silver.

lordmarcovan

That's pretty cool, but it should have been the living room and not the bedroom. I mean, who's gonna see your bedroom?

Hmm... maybe he's done it to impress the ladies.

GrumpyEd

Funny story.
They said the 1873 and the 1944 "440" steel cent are valuable.
Doesn't sound like they were graded LOL....
I wonder if they meant 1943 steel cent? A 1944 steel cent would be worth a lot.

panther