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That's kind of cool looking! My neighbor did their foyer with pennies~ it certainly is an eye catcher!
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I should see if the wife will go for this.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Cool but needs better pics.
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Pillar of the Community
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Having done something like the on a horizontal surface, the thought of a vertical display is not something I'd look forward to (but they would line up a lot more easily). Plus they're applying grout but nothing about a sealant in the article -- the zincolns are going to rot in about 30 seconds, especially with all the humidity and splatter.
It looks great now, but give it a week.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree mcshilling, the photos in the article should be better.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Doesn't seem very practical for an area above a cooking space.
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Pillar of the Community
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I believe these are British Pennies.
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I believe these are British Pennies. Gah. It's been that kind of day. Take your pick:    If they're copper-plated steel instead of zinc, are they as prone to rust/corrosion as their American counterparts? Some kind of sealant still seems like a good idea. |
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Pillar of the Community
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If you really wanted to "paper" a stove/wall/bar table/ANYTHING you could easily buy non-zinc coins at a fairly reasonable price.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The bronze pennies are probably glued in position with epoxy resin and clear lacquered over, to produce a smooth easy clean surface. Depending on the particular chemical specification, epoxy resin is relatively safe in food areas. I have specified epoxy resin flooring in a commercial kitchen application. I would have preferred to use gold coins !  They are just about as useless these days for circulating legal tender, as those big old Pommy pennies are. |
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