Sliding-Coin Puzzles

Geometric arrangements of coins can serve as the basis for all sorts of puzzles. One popular variant involves going from one configuration to another by sliding coins, subject to given constraints, and doing so in the fewest possible moves.

Rearrange the rhombus into a circle using three moves.

Turn the triangle upside-down in three moves.

Rearrange a triangle of six coins into a line in seven moves.