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Coin Button

Collin @ MAKE points us to this clever use of a small-denomination coin as a replacement button. Just drill two holes and sew!

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Posted by: Alejandra on July 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM

I was wondering the same(I´m honduran) and it actually caught me off guard to see a coin of 20 cents turned into a button! :D
I don't think it's illegal, I've seen coins on sooo many things over the years... bracelets, necklaces, wooden boxes...

Posted by: Becky Stern on July 31, 2008 at 9:34 AM

As long as you're not defacing it in order to defraud the government, it's not illegal. Bre's Coin Ring video podcast talks about this:

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/08/make_a_ring_from_a_coin_m.html

Posted by: Michelle on July 31, 2008 at 8:59 AM

Defacing money

Isn't it a federal offense to deface money from any country?

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