"Honey, I Shrank the Coins . . . . "

ZoidMeister

Stoneridge Engineering - creators of the official "shrunken money" coins.

Using advanced physics and some self-destructive hardware, Stoneridge reduced these small dollar coins to the size of a nickel. A pretty amazing feat of enginering in itself.

I cannot explain the physics as well as the creator, so investigate the process for yourself. There is a very informative letter below that came with these pieces. They had tags stating that they were hit with 5,600 joules of energy

I'm just beyond ecstatic to have been able to pick these two up.

If you have any examples, post them up.

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braddick

ricko

I have seen examples of shrunken coins before. This is the first I have read this detailed process. Seems expensive in power and loss of coil. Cheers, RickO

Kurisu

You get to see the shrunken quarter for a few seconds right at about 5 min in.
The guy goes to touch it only seconds after being zapped lol!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCh8UoLY-ow

Mr_Spud

It’s always fun to read about these, but I’ve never seen one in real life.

MasonG

Shrunken money? Sure. What else can you call it when fake plastic pennies are over 3x as valuable as real ones?

Kliao

Really neat novelties. Thanks for sharing.

yosclimber

He has been making these for 20 years.
http://www.capturedlightning.com/

I recall them being discussed in the past.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/962678/can-anyone-explain-this-magnetic-force
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/229036/electromagnetically-shrunken-coins-for-sale

JWP

Here's a 10 mm $20 St Gauden Gold Piece

ZoidMeister

@JWP said:
Here's a 10 mm $20 St Gauden Gold Piece

Dang. Expensive novelty . . .

Z

johnny9434

My mom had a pair of double eagle earrings she wore rime to time. It's a neat thing to see

winesteven

I don’t know. I just can’t get my head around this shrinking process!

Steve

winesteven

Actually, it’s really cool! I just ordered a shrunken Indian Head Cent for $15 plus $5 shipping.

Steve