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May Not Be For The Squeamish

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 Posted 06/11/2015  10:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Wade to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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...sorta' like smashing a stained glass window to obtained colored glass to make beads from.


off topic, but the family has been salvaging buildings since the 1950s,

no joke, waaaaaay back in the day we used to smash them to get the lead...

nobody wanted a window you couldn't see through.


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 Posted 06/12/2015  08:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Paulsz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
the rings are pretty cool. But using older, low grade pieces that are not as scarce would probably a better idea.

But just out of curiosity, isn't this considering altering money? can't they get in trouble for it?
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 Posted 06/12/2015  12:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Altaira to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree, coins considered junk would be best for doing this. Instead of getting (possibly) melted down they will be turned into an artwork.

The one with the large cent wrapped around a silver ring is quite impressive.
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 Posted 07/01/2015  05:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Proof Nut to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
After careful deliberation, I bought a 1964 50 cent piece in proof-like condition and sent it in to a guy in Toronto who advertises at Colonial Acres.

The ring turned out very nice and exactly as illustrated.
As a collector I also wrestled with the idea that I was contributing to the mutilation of Canadian coins.

Fact of the matter is that tons of silver coins get melted every week. At least this one will be on my finger for a long time.

I am considering perhaps getting a silver Kennedy half or some other decorative coin done in the future. This time however, I won't worry so much about selecting a high grade coin so long as the details are sharp.
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