O O O
 O O O
O O O

nearby pennies touching. By the fewest number of legal moves, transform the pattern into the pattern

   O
  O O
 O   O
O O O O

nearby pennies touching. A legal move consists of sliding a penny, not picking up a penny, without disturbing the other pennies, to a new position touching at least two pennies.

  ABC

 DEF

GHI

Move C to just above AB

Move H to the other side of I (H is now next to I and F)

Move E down so it is next to G and I