Ever try and make your own coin?
meos1
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I've considered making a medal for my cubscout pack. I was considering a wax relief about 10 inches in diameter and then casting a plaster reverse. From there I am guessing I would need to transfer that to a die. An ideas about the best way to accomplish this?
What about a collar die how would I make a collar die? Can it be more of a containment ring or do I need to make it in pieces and have it close around the planchet when the shoe comes down.
Dan
What about a collar die how would I make a collar die? Can it be more of a containment ring or do I need to make it in pieces and have it close around the planchet when the shoe comes down.
Dan
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If I remember correctly, I think the method he suggests for making dies is to fire the hub at the die stock with a shotgun??
<< <i>If I remember correctly, I think the method he suggests for making dies is to fire the hub at the die stock with a shotgun?? >>
Oh, I bet that is the cause of some embarrassing explanations in the emergency room...
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Was an interesting read. Scarey, but I have a feeling getting good results isn't as easy as the author seemed to imply.
<< <i>Can it be more of a containment ring >>
That'll work. At the PNNA each year, they have a guy that makes tokens for the show. The reverse die is mounted in the bottom of the ring, the planchet is laid on it, the obverse die inserted on top, and then he strikes it with a heavy mallet.
Russ, NCNE
Well, I am sure you could transfer the image with that method. I am also sure you win a darwin award for it too. I think a pantograph with a HSS bit in a dremel tool on the tool steel side would work.
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Dan
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perhaps something like these would help!
Really, though, if you want to learn how to make your own coins, (whether you go the shotgun route or not), this is the book to check out.
SECOND......I shoot Shotgun each week and help teach several times a year gun range safety......that is the DUMBEST thing I have ever seen........any person who has seen a wad stuck in a barrel and shot with the barrel blown will say the same thing .......you have to be a complete idiot to try something that stupid!
peacockcoins
As for the tonnage require for the striking, a lincoln cent or a dime are struck at about 40 tons, the nickel would be around 60 tons, If you token is larger than those then you will probably either need a larger press or a softer material for the token such as aluminum. With aluminum you could probably go to half dollar size or maybe even more.
One problem you might have with a static collar and die setup is that after a good strike the token expands and is pressed tighly against the collar. So now you have the problem of how to get the token OUT of the collar. In the mint (and in the book Numismatic Forgery) they have the lower die rise up and force the token out of the collar. (Collar is fastened down.) You might see if the methods in the book would be adaptable to your setup.