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Aug 26, 2012, 02:22 PM
#1
I found 80 wheat pennies doing this...
Here was my bathroom floor project I did back in May...I figure it took right around 10,000 pennies ($100) to complete...just started in a corner and laid them down (no glue) as long as 3 sides are touching they line up nice and easy and lock into place and keep a nice straight line. When I was finished I poured a thick glaze (glazecoat by famowood) over the top of it....was a little tricky but it turned out sweet....the coating is equivalent to 60 coats of poly. I threw a handful of shiny wheats in there as well as a few indians. found a lot of wheats...including one roll I took a pic of with an ender ....lol. thanks for lookin.
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Aug 26, 2012 02:22 PM
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Aug 26, 2012, 05:39 PM
#2
One of kind flooring! I love it. People will be sitting on the "throne" peering at dates and looking for indian heads. Are the all heads up?
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Aug 26, 2012, 05:45 PM
#3
WOW, that is great! Sitting on the toilet reading dates of the pennies is better than shampoo bottles, lol, thumbs up!!
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Aug 26, 2012, 07:54 PM
#4
Love the work in progress photos!!! Finished product looks awesome!!! Excellent job!!!
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Aug 26, 2012, 07:57 PM
#5
 Originally Posted by mjc_lakedweller
One of kind flooring! I love it. People will be sitting on the "throne" peering at dates and looking for indian heads. Are the all heads up?
nope, just let them lay as they fell pretty much....took out the green crusty ones and all the canooks, the rest are pretty much random...thanks guys.
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Aug 26, 2012, 08:02 PM
#6
 Mike from MI
OK now I want to come over and use the bathroom! So cool!
"There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure"
Mark Twain
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Aug 26, 2012, 08:07 PM
#7
That's just awesome. Anyone who uses your john will be hard pressed to finish their business in a timely manner on account that they won't be able to pry their eyes from your floor before inspecting each penny. I may actually have to do this in my bathroom now.
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Aug 26, 2012, 08:38 PM
#8
Awesome idea and looks so good!! Must have been pretty tedious but the end result is very cool and unique. Didn't you throw a few Indians in there as well?
Okay, so which floor is gonna be the Silver floor
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Aug 26, 2012, 08:40 PM
#9
That's awesome! How did you come about with the idea?
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Aug 27, 2012, 04:23 AM
#10
Very cool copper tile you got there Griff
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Aug 27, 2012, 05:39 AM
#11
Really cool coin floor J, one of a kind!
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Aug 27, 2012, 09:32 AM
#12
 Originally Posted by Brentallica
Awesome idea and looks so good!! Must have been pretty tedious but the end result is very cool and unique.  Didn't you throw a few Indians in there as well?
Okay, so which floor is gonna be the Silver floor 
Yeah I think there are 6 or 7 indians in there...couple I found and over cleaned my first year detecting and a few nice looking ones from my collection, funny one is naturally where you would look down while sitting on the crapper...
SirTom...got the idea from a picture I saw on the internet where someone had done their kitchen...
Thanks everyone for the nice comments...it would be a challenge to try and find all the indians lol.
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Aug 27, 2012, 04:41 PM
#13
That's a great Idea and think it would be a lot funnier using the bathroom ,it would differently keep you busy .
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Aug 27, 2012, 08:48 PM
#14
Outstanding idea and finished product looks great!
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Aug 28, 2012, 09:33 AM
#15
Postalgriff ..
Excellent display! Have you considered working up a do-it-yourself article and peddling it to one of the woodworking or home magazines? I know it would catch my interest. Also are you up to trying a ceiling now? <lol>
M
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Aug 28, 2012, 10:09 AM
#16
 Originally Posted by Moonrover
Postalgriff ..
Excellent display! Have you considered working up a do-it-yourself article and peddling it to one of the woodworking or home magazines? I know it would catch my interest. Also are you up to trying a ceiling now? <lol>
M
Thanks moonrover!...no have not thought of that...thanks for the idea tho, I may look into that.
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Aug 28, 2012, 11:07 AM
#17
What a cool idea. Next... silver dollar kitchen tiling! Did you use some of the new shield pennies from this year in it?
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Aug 28, 2012, 10:11 PM
#18
Well done! Hmmm,i have some pulltabs.
Hey , I.don,t have all the answers but sometimes coffee tastes better over an open fire.
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Aug 29, 2012, 06:52 PM
#19
 Originally Posted by Talon
What a cool idea. Next... silver dollar kitchen tiling! Did you use some of the new shield pennies from this year in it?
I did! I did purposely put those I ran across shield up...and a couple of the newer Lincoln ones too.
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Aug 30, 2012, 08:47 AM
#20
I think this is very cool. The surface appears totally smooth? Is it slippery?
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