by maurymccoy | Feb 6, 2019 | Abe Lincoln, Penny Art, Small Business
Excited to recently be featured on Starter Story! Starter Story is a cool site started by Pat Walls that interviews small business owners about the nuts and bolts of their business. This is by far the most detailed interview I’ve done on the various inner...
by maurymccoy | Nov 13, 2018 | Abe Lincoln, Coin News, Penny Art
Introducing Kids to Coin...
by maurymccoy | Nov 1, 2018 | Penny Science
So I’ve got a little challenge for all you budding alchemists out there… I’ve got a bit of a conundrum. When creating a Penny Portrait, it’s fairly easy to make pennies shinier (any acid will do the trick) but I’ve yet to find a way to...
by maurymccoy | Nov 1, 2018 | Small Business
I often get questions about trademarks & copyrights for Penny Portrait. As an artist and business owner, it’s important that I’m able to protect my work and insure that I’m in control of my brand. Filing a copyright is extremely easy. To file a...
by maurymccoy | Aug 8, 2018 | Abe Lincoln, Coin News, Penny Art, Small Business
Wanted to welcome another fantastic vendor to the Penny Portrait empire. The U.S. Mint is now carrying Penny Portraits in the gift shops at both the Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint. Even better, we have an ACTUAL Penny Portrait on display in both...
by maurymccoy | Jun 6, 2018 | Small Business
Extremely pleased to be featured on the Grit & Hustle podcast this week (Episode 27). I’d highly recommend this podcast to anyone who is curious about starting a business or learning a bit more about how a business like Penny Portrait is run. Ryan Helms...
by maurymccoy | Jan 25, 2018 | Abe Lincoln, Small Business
2017 was our best year yet so just wanted to give a quick shout out to our fantastic re-sellers! PennyPortrait.com of course Vat19.com Amazon Prime Uncommon Goods Hobby Town USA The Money Museum (Colorado Springs, CO) The Ford Theater Museum The Gettysburg...
by maurymccoy | Dec 10, 2017 | Coin News, Penny Art, Penny floor
The definitive guide to penny floor costs What does it really cost to tile your floor with pennies? So penny floors are a thing. If your social media explorations take you to the realm of Reddit, you’ll undoubtedly be exposed to numerous examples of people who...
by maurymccoy | Nov 20, 2017 | Small Business
“So sir, how many posters do you want to order?” This was probably the single hardest question I faced when starting this crazy little side project. I had already created the 18×24 poster image and printed out a sample MVP (Minimum Viable Product). To...
by maurymccoy | Oct 16, 2017 | Abe Lincoln, Penny Art
Then along comes this guy and earns $200K from just one penny portrait! Admittedly, it was 12 feet tall, weighed 400 pounds and used 24,500 pennies. Congratulations to Richard Schlatter of Battle Creek, MI who won a $200K Grand Prize for his penny inspired depiction...
Penny Portrait Kit
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