Have you ever looked at a range of pennies form different years? It’s amazing the subtle differences from one year or one decade to another. Pennies might not be worth much money-wise, but lots of people consider them lucky, and since they are all dated with the year of production, they make great keepsakes for a moment you want to remember. This project turns pennies date with important years in your life like the birth of your children or your wedding into a keepsake you can take with you always.

Time to complete: 20 minutes
Difficulty level: Intermediate

Things you’ll need:
Pennies dated with important years in your life
Hammer
Nail setter
Hard surface
Key ring

Things to do:
1. Pick a spot on your pennies to make your hole, you want it to be consistent from coin to coin.

2. Set the coins on a hard surface and place the nail setter onto the penny.

3. Hammer until the setter punches through the penny.
4. Repeat with the remaining pennies. Thread them in chronological order onto your keychain.