To those who have made the "coin rings"

PutTogether

I posted a thing about them here

A lot of you posted and said you had made them. Can you elaborate a bit on the "tapping" how hard do you tap for how long? I was pounding on a franklin for two hours yesterday with no change in it at all.

Eric

Sphinx357

yea I can't get it to work either
trying with a barber quarter

Did you use a spoon or a hammer or what?

NumisMe

When we used to do it in High school it took days and sometimes weeks depending on how much time we worked on it each day.
It is a long drawn out process.
You can speed it up by using a small hammer, but be sure not to hit it too hard.

arlea1957

2 hours,,,, glad I don't live in your house

GTOster

I make them often
I Use a hammer Not a spoon! Unless you have alot of time on your hands
Take your time one wrong hit and its a waste
I use silver halves. Silver is easy to pound down its a soft metal
It takes me with the hammer about an hour to get it down to size ( ladies rings about 2 hours Small fingers)
I am going to try a Sac over the weekendto see how they fold
Make sure the coin you are using does not have a die crack or the coin will come apart or split while pounding
If you have any questions PM me I will try to help
I have been doing this since High School which is a LONG time Ago and have made 100's
I am finishing a Kennedy I started last night, tonight I will post a pic when I finish
Paul

dorkkarl

hey gtoster, that is so kool, digi-pics??? i'd luv to see some of your work!

K S

ms70

I'd love to see a pic of the Sac when you do it. I'll bet that will look cool.

Sphinx357

<< <i>I make them often
I Use a hammer Not a spoon! Unless you have alot of time on your hands
Take your time one wrong hit and its a waste
I use silver halves. Silver is easy to pound down its a soft metal
It takes me with the hammer about an hour to get it down to size ( ladies rings about 2 hours Small fingers)
I am going to try a Sac over the weekendto see how they fold
Make sure the coin you are using does not have a die crack or the coin will come apart or split while pounding
If you have any questions PM me I will try to help
I have been doing this since High School which is a LONG time Ago and have made 100's
I am finishing a Kennedy I started last night, tonight I will post a pic when I finish
Paul >>



should ebay some, I bet they'd be a hot item

MikeinTyler

It does take awhile because if you ever 'bend' the coin it is ruined.

I use a small tack hammer to tap with and I use a hatchet to set the coin on while tapping it. I lay the hatchet flat upon my lap and tap away while watching a ballgame on TV. Drives the wife absolutely crazy though!

Just go slow, it is not hard to do.

GTOster

Hatchet, lap watch out or your wife will NOT be Happy
Paul

1946Hamm

We used spoons taped together which makes a heavier hammer. Using a tack hammer or other type tool will work faster but it's easier to mess up. We used the inside of the spoon bowl. You can not hit the coin wrong using the inside. The spoons we used were mess hall spoons which are about the size of a table spoon. Much larger than a regular spoon. The curvature of the inside of the spoon will cause the edge of the coin to roll over evenly and gently. I don't remember how long it took but seemed like forever. Several hours of tapping.

millennium

Here's one that was started evidently years ago. I found it with a metal detector....It's a Walking Half.

ozniz

I use a very small ball-peen hammer I had laying around the shop. It isn't necessary to constantly be turning the piece you're working on, but rather, give it about 20 tapps before doing so. This way you don't have to be constantly staring at the piece (the part that used to drive me nuts), but also, you can see your progress quicker. For the beginner, this is a plus, as it gets rid of the discouragement that comes along. Another thing, the surface you use is VERY important. I found my tapping time cut in half when I switched to using a small table, rather than the lap method. I found I was "softening" or "cushioning" the blow, when lapping it. We have a scrap metal yard close to home, and I found a piece of steel about 1" thick and about 4"x4" for a quarter. Make sure there are no deep scratches or dings on your surface, or these will be transferred to the band, making finishing all that more difficult. The perfect coin to expierent with is a large British penny. These can be worked quickly, and will give you a feel of the fold. Hope this helps.

Freibeuter

Very Cool. Can any of y'all post some pics of successful rings?

dthigpen

Don't have any pictures, but I made a size 7 ring out of a Walking liberty half.

Betta285

I've been occasionally tapping a 52 washington with a spoon over the past two days and I think I've made a bit of progress..i'll get pictures up later. I basically hit it repeatedly as hard as I can until my arm gets tired

jim

ozniz

A year or so ago, I ran across a U.K. site where someone was selling these rings with the designs on the OUTSIDE of the band. These are cooler than you can imagine. Anyone run across this? I posted a link on my old 'puter, but don't have it any longer. Also, anyone have an idea how this might be achieved? (design on outside)

Baley

anyone have an idea how this might be achieved? (design on outside)

I'd like to know this too. Going to make one and would love to have the date show when worn.

Freibeuter

Ozniz- Where the rings like these? (design on the outside)

http://www.thelibraryshop.org/usicoje.html

They look cool too, but a large part of the appeal to coin rings is that they are homemade. That obviously isn't the case with these.