Coin News | Penny Portrait https://pennyportrait.com Create a portrait of Abe Lincoln from your own pennies! Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:47:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pennyportrait.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-SiteIcon512x512-32x32.jpg Coin News | Penny Portrait https://pennyportrait.com 32 32 137483919 Great post about introducing kids to coin collecting! (Featuring Penny Portrait Kits!) https://pennyportrait.com/2018/11/13/great-new-post-over-at-past-present-about-introducing-kids-to-coin-collecting-featuring-penny-portrait-kits/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:58:48 +0000 https://pennyportrait.com/?p=770

Introducing Kids to Coin Collecting

]]> 770 Penny Portraits now with U.S. Minty goodness https://pennyportrait.com/2018/08/08/penny-portraits-now-with-u-s-minty-goodness/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:37:43 +0000 https://pennyportrait.com/?p=682 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 locations.  (Because, let’s face it, once you see one in person, you just need to get one.)   Sales have already been above expectations and the gift shop has decided to showcase our product and give away (yet another) completed Penny Portrait at the World’s Fair of Money next week in Philadelphia.  Swing by their booth and enter for a chance to win your very own copper creation. (Pictured here.)

Abraham Lincoln on display at the U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)

In the meantime, in honor of our most recent vendor, here is an incredible 1940 video on how pennies are made.

 

]]> 682 The definitive guide to penny floor costs https://pennyportrait.com/2017/12/10/the-definitive-guide-to-penny-floor-costs/ https://pennyportrait.com/2017/12/10/the-definitive-guide-to-penny-floor-costs/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2017 22:35:35 +0000 https://pennyportrait.com/?p=561

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 have created mosaic masterpieces out of these tiny copper cobblestones. It’s an audience favorite and not hard to see why. Penny floors can be absolutely stunning. 

Photo Credit: Kelly Graham (Click on photo to visit her penny floor tutorial.)

Inevitably, the questions always get asked…

What does it actually cost to make one of these?  Is it cheaper than actual tile? Will it hold up to wear?

Tile price ranges can be significant, depending on the style and material.  That said, a typical square foot of ceramic tile runs anywhere from $1.50 – $2.00.  So what exactly does one square foot of pennies cost?

Many people have attempted to answer this question using a variety of mathematical equations discussing quite literally the best way to cram a round peg into a square hole. At the end of the day, sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.  With that in mind, I present to you the definitive guide to penny floor costs.

 

Definitive guide to penny floor costs infographic

So, you’re saying a penny floor could make cents?

On strictly a cost basis, traditional tile floors are probably a bit cheaper. This is epecially true when you consider the labor costs involved.  Not to mention, it’s imperative you add grout and seal the floor. (You did remember to use a sealer, right?)

If you are looking for the opulance and elegance of copper however, pennies are actually a fairly logical choice.  Consider the following.  Coinflation.com currently lists the value of the actual copper metal in a pre-1982 penny at close to 2 cents/penny. In other words, through the marvel of government inefficiency,  the U.S. Mint has subsidized your metal floor purchase on a 1 to 1 basis.

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