Beautiful work, nohope!! Hope your back has recovered fully. I used to do a little more rudimentary jewellery work once upon a time, but never anything on this level or with coins. I guess I was maybe to Precious about killing coins. Even so, I have some that died a natural death, and other common dates that wouldn't be a loss.
I'll look around for some of my numismatic decor. I've got cuff links with 19th century French 20 or 50 centimes on them, and a rink made I think from a Barber half. I've also had a
Peace dollar with a cutout around the eagle as a pendant I've worn for more than a decade.
The funny thing about coins that have simply been holed is I won't rule a nice specimen out if my collection just because of the hole. I consider it to be an integral part of the coin's story, especially if it's from the early 20th century or before. Holing coins was a way to secure them and keep them close.
Apologies, but taken with phone in poor light:

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Edited by Buffalo soldat
07/05/2025 07:02 am