Comments on: Pennies per square foot, literally http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Sun, 26 May 2013 01:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: roger http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-555664 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:33:49 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-555664 http://www.happyroostblog.com/2011/12/penny-floor-tutorial.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279073 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:55:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279073 what does it take to lay a peeny floor…materials etc.?

]]> By: Ugo http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279057 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279057 as much as i like this well rendered penny floor, i cant help asking myself: What about the law?
Read here:
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/104

I dont really care but i’m quite curious…

]]> By: Inigo http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279058 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279058 I always wondered about those penny-squisher souvenir machines at tourist attractions, too. Looks like the US law concerning coins is a little different. Looks like it’s all about fraudulent intent, which probably isn’t the case with this floor or elongated coins.

18 USC Sec. 331
Sec. 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins

-STATUTE-
Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs,
diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined
at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are
by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money
within the United States; or
Whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or
sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into
the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered,
defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or
lightened -
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both.

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/18C17.txt

]]> By: Michael http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279059 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279059 More info on the law. It even has a specific section on coins.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=426715

Both US and foreign currencies fall under this. However, I have never heard of it being enforced. Think of all the magic tricks you can buy (Scotch and Soda, etc) that use real currency that has been modified. Those companies still do it. Think of all of the silver jewelery that you can find with coins in it… like I said, it is pretty common but you never hear of the secret service swooping down on them.

]]> By: Jim http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279060 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279060 This is legal. Coins are not treated the same way as bills under this law, and precedent has long been established that doing this with pennies is just fine.

]]> By: Andy Bowd http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279061 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279061 In 1984 the British decided to stop making the half penny coin. It was a useless little coin, so very few people mourned it’s passing. It was a copper coin, around 17mm across, so a lot of them took up a lot of space, and you couldn’t do anything with time.

After the coin has been removed from circulation, I made my Dad a coaster that was a hexagon, probably 10, maybe 15 coins across. It was on a thin piece of ply, and then just covered with varnish.

I was amazed a year or so ago to discover that not only is that coaster still in daily use, but there’s hardly a mark on the thing. Coins would definitely make great flooring, in fact I’ve considered covering one of my workbenches with coins.

]]> By: Paul G http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279062 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279062 That was the first thought that came to my mind. Some jobsworth is bound to get all uppity about the abuse of a sacred penny.

]]> By: jill http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279063 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279063 any idea about what black goo would work well in this situation?

]]> By: andrew http://blog.makezine.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279064 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/pennies-per-square-foot-flooring/#comment-279064 the cup cafe in Hotel Congress, tucson, az has flooring like this, and the hotel lobby has large coffee tables with the same setup.

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