Why Would You Do That To A Penny?

Aslan.. I have a "key that I use at work. And I decided to make it more personal and JB welded a buffalo nick to the end of it. And that bad boy is on there good!! And this particular key gets alot of vibration drops stuffed into pockets and has been through the washing machine once!! JB Quik will hold anything! The buff was quite worn on the obverse and this has been quite the conversation piece amongst my co-workers

JB weld held a bumper on my car when I was in college... That stuff will keep it on forever...

Prior to doing this get yourself a copy of the Red Book by Whitman Publishing and check out the coins your going to use.
Then, go to a hobby store and look for liquid plastic solutions. Normally it comes in two bottles and you mix them together. People use it to cover almost everything. Not sure of the spelling but some called it decopoging or something like that. I've used it to cover an enite chess board. Looks fantastic. You could lay out your coins on anything, make sure there is a rim to stop overflowing around the edges and pour the mixed liquid plastic over the entire setup. Doing this it will stay iike this forever and you can see the coins as clearly as if behind glass.
To just glue coins to a surface, don't use JB Weld since it is dark and what seaps out around he edges looks horrible. Epoxy types glues will do just as well as anything. However, be carefull since some turn yellowish after time. If using Epoxy the best way would be to mix some, pour on something and let sit. Of course it may take months to either turn yellowish so you have to be patient.
Gluing Pennies to other metals may create a problem. Most dissimalar metals tend to react and eventually cause decay. If gluing a metal to metal, make sure there is a layer of the glue inbetween. If there is a Ace Hardware store near you, see if they have a glue called DuCo Cement. It works great and stays clear for a long, long time.

I'd suggest avoiding those epoxy glues where you mix two part together; one of the "parts" in that kind of glue is an acidic catalyst gel that will eat away at metal.

JB Weld sealed a crack in the engine block of my 1969 Dart and lasted at least 110,000 miles. That's just when the car was sold to someone I didn't know.

For Canadian cents... everything from 1964 and earlier shouldn't be glued on. The key is the monarch's portrait... either King George is obviously out, and Elizabeth's younger bust without a crown on should probably also be spared. The modern date to look for is 2006 with a composition mark "P" under Elizabeth's portrait... everything else takes too much time to find.

And don't put any foreign coins on there unless you are sure they're worthless!

That isn't a two part epoxy adhesive.

Thanks Jbuck. Did not know that and never saw that in stores. Have to go looking.


Yes it was back in the day I made that. It was sold in two large canasters at hardware stores. I used it to actually glue wood to concrete and made things like that pen holder. Also, made other items. Not sure but haven't seen it around lately.
For the poster I'd still say use the liquid plastic sold at most hobby stores.