United States pennies come in all sorts of “colors”. From extremely shiny bronze, to dark brown, to green, and even black, pennies give a pretty good representation of what can happen when money is exchanged over a long period of time.

But what can you do with 1702 pennies of different colors? Why, make a great portrait of Abraham Lincoln of course! [via]

Here’s how the artist described the process:

I used 1,702 pennies to make a portrait of Lincoln. Sorting the coins took about seven hours, and making the image took just under six.

Pretty amazing, no? I wonder if he’ll do any others.