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endlesswishlist New Member Australia 23 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 7:51 pm Just wondering, would I, as an individual, be able to commission my own coins? How do companies, such as Downies, go about getting their own products (well I think they do)? Or something like the Royal Society of Victoria being able to have 500 of those Antarctic Explorer silver coins gold plated? Can I take one of my silver coins from my collection and have it gold plated? Maybe you just need a lot of money.. :) Report this Post to the Staff

bill069 Pillar of the Community United States 608 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 9:08 pm They gold plate auto and motorcycle parts...why not your coins? Do know why you would want to, but I think you can. Report this Post to the Staff
ichirensha Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 9:42 pm Yes, most companies that do chrome plating also do other type of metal plating, polishing etc. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 05/31/2009 02:53 am What endless is talking about isn't "home-made" plating, but a job done by the Mint itself. It's an Australian thing. Generally, the RAM doesn't do "special orders" for the privileged few individuals. Occasionally, they will produce a special product for certain associations they deem to be worthy (such as ANDA or the Royal Society of Victoria) or choose to select a sole distributor for a certain product (such as the Commonwealth Bank or Downies). I don't know if the company or organization in question pays for this privilege. The Mint won't plate for you a coin in your collection that they've already sold to you. If you want one of your own coins plated, you'll have to get it done unofficially... and I should also point out that in Australia, doing so is illegal. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Edited by Sap 05/31/2009 02:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 05/31/2009 03:24 am D Carr who designed some of the State Quarters has a private mint. I believe its called the moonlight mint. Report this Post to the Staff
endlesswishlist New Member Australia 23 Posts	Posted 05/31/2009 4:33 pm Well... I am certainly not worthy enough to even approach the Mint! And of course to just go and do it myself would be defacing or vandalising; not a good idea, and then it would be illegal to sell them as well (the whole idea was to have a very limited mintage of something and therefore people would pay a pretty price for it) . Gemma. Report this Post to the Staff
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