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I saw a machine for that in Jersey City NJ while waiting for the ferry to New York City.
I should have used it. It's not free.
I do have one from SeaWorld
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Had this one in the drawer for over 50 years or so. Googling around for information it appears that Mr. Jones also designed and sold rollers for the machines. I'll leave that speculation open to the opinions of those more learned than myself.  |
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The City Hall in Bremen, Germany - a UNESCO World Heritage Site:  |
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I think the next task is to identify a readily available world silver coin that's dimensionally close enough to U.S. cent specifications that it can be used in lieu of such to make silver elongated coins. Any suggestions in this regard?
Pennywise142 - That is an extremely cool piece!
Colligo ergo sum
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Does it have to be a world coin? There are elongated silver dimes out there -- I've got a couple. And TEC has put out a few more exotic things including on SBAs and (aluminum) yen. And this:   |
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  Interesting use of a token elongated as a biz card |
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I only own 1 and it's a recent acquisition. It's a one of a kind 2010 Mexican Peso that was included with our coin club order of 500 unc 1973 elongated cents. The cents will be given out at the door when you enter the upcoming July 2018 coin show free with free admission.  |
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I think the next task is to identify a readily available world silver coin that's dimensionally close enough to U.S. cent specifications that it can be used in lieu of such to make silver elongated coins. The closest possibility I can yet come up with that might pass through a press designed to alter a Lincoln Cent is a British sixpence. I can certainly easily enough buy these in worn condition for about melt. The early ones are sterling, and the somewhat later ones (1920-46) are .500 fine. They're 19.5 mm in diameter as compared to the cent's 19mm size. The problem is that I just don't know if that extra half a millimeter would result in jamming the machine. Colligo ergo sum
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I've never tried smashing a silver coin, but here is a clad quarter smashed at Universal Studios:   When smashing coins, I like it when the obverse and date are still clearly visible afterwards:   Quote:
The problem is that I just don't know if that extra half a millimeter would result in jamming the machine.
In my experience there is usually a certain amount of tolerance. I was in Germany a few weeks ago and saw a machine that took 2-eurocent coins, but I didn't have one on me. I tried a British 5p and it worked perfectly. A 2ec is 18.75mm in diameter and a British 5p 18mm. I tried a British 1p (20.32mm) but the slot was too small. Of course a very worn cull pre-1920 British silver sixpence may well have a diameter rather smaller than 19.5mm! I am tempted now to try one in a British penny machine! |
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Those looks really cool.  |
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Well, here're my initial "guinea pigs" plucked from the junk silver bin today. The Dutch ¼ gulden on the left is .640 fine and measures 18.9 mm in diameter. It's a bit coarsely reeded, however. The British sixpence is .500 fine and comes in at 19.4 mm. I might be able to reduce that without too much effort, though. Now I'll need to find a press with which I can try them out.  Colligo ergo sum
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Now I'll need to find a press with which I can try them out.  |
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As they use to say on the Flying Circus, Now for something completely different!  Just a design for some type of jewelry |
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