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Penny Exchange Takes Place!

Posted on December 7, 2009 by admin

I met with Conna Craig at a coffee shop yesterday evening and we did the exchange of the original penny for $10 over a cup of coffee. She is doing some wonderful work helping foster care kids and it was … Continue reading →

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More Artists Sign On

Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin

Slowly but surely, artists continue to sign-up to take part in Penny Experiment. Enough numbers have now been taken that I have made a list (at the bottom) of the numbers that are still available. Here are the latest batch … Continue reading →

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Penny Experiment Original Penny

Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin

Just before I was going to meet Conna Craig who agreed to purchase the original penny for $10, I realized that if I simply handed her the penny that there would be no way to distinguish it from any other … Continue reading →

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Coupons Needed: The Coupon Strategy

Posted on December 5, 2009 by admin

While adding value to pennies and selling them is a good baby step to get the Penny Experiment started, this approach alone will make it difficult to reach the goal of $1 million in food for food banks. Just as … Continue reading →

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More Artists Volunteer to Help Penny Experiment

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

We now have 27 artists that have signed on with the Penny Experiment project which is more than 25% of the total of numbers available. The latest artists to generously offer their to help with this project are: Leyna Haller … Continue reading →

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Ten More Artists Join The Cause

Posted on December 2, 2009 by admin

Ten more artists have agreed to help out on the Penny Experiment project by volunteering to create pieces for the project. This brings the total number of artists up to 17. The newest artists to join the cause are: Sheena … Continue reading →

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Five More Artists On Board

Posted on December 1, 2009 by admin

Five more artists have committed to help out with the Penny Experiment: Diana (no current website) chose #1 Jennifer Bohdonnah chose #12 Kye chose #2 Amy Lowright chose #92 Kristin Miller chose #3 I’m very thankful to all of them … Continue reading →

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First Two Artists Commit

Posted on November 29, 2009 by admin

I’m very excited that we have already had two artists commit to the Penny Experiment project. Niki (who is still building her art website) chose number 59 while Lux Living Frugalis chose number 16. I certainly hope that there will … Continue reading →

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A Call For All Artists

Posted on November 26, 2009 by admin

All numbers for the 100 Artist Penny Postcard Series have been taken, but you can still participate. I’m currently looking for artists to launch “Penny For Your Thoughts” books. There will also likely be other art projects in the future, … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons This Penny Is Worth $10

Posted on November 25, 2009 by admin

Unlike the teenagers that believed that this penny was worthless, the truth is that it does have value including a tremendous amount of potential value for those with a keen eye. To get this project rolling, the original penny I … Continue reading →

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