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Valued Member
United States
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Poor coin.. the little guy will never be the same after a night with you..
Still, it does look pretty cool.
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Post a picture when you are finished. I've seen people make rings out of quarters before. I think it's pretty cool.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When silver was cheap, I made ALOT one Chritmas for gifts. Philippine 20 centavos, which turned out quite nice. Since then, I've tried about every composition except gold. Aluminum is next to impossibe, and nickel takes forever. Some go quicker than others.
Some very impressive ones come out of Tucson, the date & lettering are on the outside of the band. Back when, I got married on a whim. The only thing that could pass as a ring, was a piece from Guatamala. Looked gold anyway.
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New Member
United States
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Should make a great ring.
ETA: Are you using a coin resizer to finalize the size of your rings?
Edited by dch828
04/04/2011 6:32 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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ETA: Are you using a coin resizer to finalize the size of your rings? I don't even know what that is. Last time I eyeballed it with my finger during the whole process, and held it up with a ring I normally wear. It fits fine. Edit: I can't spell. Edited by Uhhhh
04/04/2011 9:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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too much work for me. very cool though!
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
1304 Posts |
Uhhhh, how about a photo of the end-product? I'd love to see it!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
Do you really need to kill a coin for that? How about a modern piece of bullion instead.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Noooooo too nice of a coin to turn into a ring!
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Valued Member
Spain
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What do you guys think?  Turning a beautiful 1918 George V Halfcrown into a ring is a crime; isn't it?  |
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Canada
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This is my opinion: Using coins as templates for jewelry is very uninspired. There's a guy on Etsy who only makes pendants out of rings. Again, so uninspiring. They're nice but basically ripped-off designs. They all look alike. |
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Canada
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Good luck hope it works for you
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Valued Member
United States
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I say "go for it". You bought the coin with the intent to make a ring. Then do it. The alternative is for you to put it away with the rest of your coins barely to be handled again. This coin will not be lonely if you wear it. You will get more enjoyment out of it this way.
Do send a pic when done with it.
Edited by Cajunlady0
01/01/2012 09:57 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
507 Posts |
I think it's a nice enough coin to keep unmolested.
With a little searching you can find a coin that is damaged and truly "junk". Maybe one with scratches / gouges. You should be able to find one for spot value or less ($10-14).
It looks like all you need is for the margins to be acceptable in the first place, since you destroy the rest of the coin.
Either way show us what you end up with,
-wheatiefan
Edited by wheatiefan
01/01/2012 10:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I made one out of a 1970 half dollar (since that was the year I was born) but I didn't polish the outside of the ring, I have the date, in God we trust, and LIBERTY showing on the outside. On the inside you can read United States Of America and Half Dollar. I also made my daughter one out of a 2000 Sacagawea dollar but she is 11 and has small hands, there is no way it would fit my hands |
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Posted 04/03/2011 11:42 pm
