Jordan Darian posted a TikTok video last Friday, where she is seen gluing her wooden bathroom floor with one-cent copper coins. This video of a woman sticking strenuously gluing the pennies for 16 long hours got viral on the internet when one of her viewers, happen to notice at least one Lincoln cent, which (commonly known as a wheat penny), which depending on its composition and year can be 82,500 USD, and shared it.
Jordan’s Life
Jordan Darian is a creative director and co-founder of Humble Flowers, a California-based company that deals in CBD and cannabis-infused skincare products in Humboldt. Jordan and her husband are into renovation as they enjoy the labor of love. In 2018, the couple bought a three-bed and two-bath home in West Hollywood. The couple has been posting the renovation videos ever since. In one of these DIY videos, Darian is seen redesigning her guest bathroom floor all by herself. She glues 7700 pennies to the bathroom floor assiduously with Elmer’s glue and to secure the pennies, she seals the floor with epoxy Resins which overall costs her 400 USD to redesign and renovate the bathroom floor.
Her Inspiration
Darian also shares that the idea of the redesign was an inspiration from her mom, who always talked about a penny floor. “I love fun, decor, and design surprises in a home. When we were in the market buying our first home, I was horrified by all the cookie-cutter, cut-and-paste houses that had so obviously been flipped by someone who was just in it to make money. Very rarely do we come across a home with character and thoughtfulness. I want it to stand out in the market and with unique features like a penny floor bathroom and when we resell our home one day I want it to really wow the new buyers,” she says.
The Reason Behind The Video going Viral
When the video went viral with the rare and valuable Lincoln cent story. A website explained, “in 1996 one of these 1943 copper alloy pennies sold for 82,500 USD, and some 40 copper- alloy cents are known to be in existence which makes them very valuable.” However, there is no confirmation of the fact that one of these 1943 copper alloys has been glued to Darian’s floor or not.
Darian’s Reaction To It
Darian also admits that initially after the disclosure somewhere she regretted not checking the pennies before permanently adhering them to her floor. She says, “I had no idea a penny could be so valuable and there are at least eight wheat pennies, upside down, so we are unable to check the year. Well, there are surprises and then there are coins that should have been cashed in rather than stuck to the floor.”
Although she later shared more DIY tutorials for her viewers, who want to try the DIY flooring for themselves, and information about the exact materials she used to secure the pennies to the floor. She also explains to the queries of viewers over on-screen messages like, “the bathroom must smell like old pennies”, to which she replies that she sealed the pennies with resin and it smells delightful and fresh.
