[Jewelry making - Article 00522] - Re: [Orchid] Coins Rings

[Loren S. Damewood]

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Jeff,

    Yep, that was a pretty common way to make a ring.  I've probably
    made half a dozen of them, but not in decades.  You need to use a
    coin that's reasonably precious, silver or gold, if you want it to be
    worth doing. 

    I used a spoon the first time, but made myself a little oval-faced
    hammer for the others.  If you're careful the edge of the coin will
    curl over nicely and you can still read the letters around it on the
    inside, both the obverse and reverse.  You have to use great care
    when cutting out the center after you're done, so as not to scar that
    part up. 

    I've also heard of someone drilling a hole in the center and beating
    the inner edge outward, with a wooden block to absorb the impacts and
    avoid scarring the outer face.  When completed, the faces of the coin
    appear (highly distorted) on the _outside_ of the ring, with the
    milled edge running around the center.  I'm sceptical of that, but
    I'd love to see someone more patient than I am try it. 

Loren
http://www.golden-knots.com/

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