Un bending a bent coin - pics added

jmcu12

I have read a few posts on this subject but I see there are a few methods.

Brass and leather and a vice seems to be the formula but how do I do it?

In what order? Brass -leather - coin - leather - brass? Or do I change the brass and leather around?


This is a picture of the coin after. Believe it or not it looks better now. I know it is still a POS but it is a rarer date POS and will fit nicely in my damaged type set!

SUMORADA

I would think brass, leather, coin......both sides. there was another thread about this a while back, not sure of the title though.

ricko

Sumorada is correct.... Cheers, RickO

PutTogether

I have a couple questions:

If the leather is between the coin and the brass, why is brass necessary as opposed to steel or some other metal?

How thick should the leather and brass be?

Where does one find flat pieces of brass? The only brass I have lying around are empty .45 casings waiting to be reloaded.

robkool

I've used plastic flips in-between the host coin, and a vise grip with flat, non-grip surfaces...

AnkurJ

If its a very valuable coin, send it to the Stockton family to take care of it.

http://www.crs-stockton.com/

pontiacinf

<< <i>I've used plastic flips in-between the host coin, and a vise grip with flat, non-grip surfaces... >>



thats super important, I know a few who did not pay attention to the gripped edges of the vise / vice LOL

serious, make sure no gripped edge

pontiacinf

<< <i>If its a very valuable coin, send it to the Stockton family to take care of it.

http://www.crs-stockton.com/ >>



link for ankur

pontiacinf

I was not aware Paul Stockton had passed, great guy, one in a million

my belated condolances to family.

streeter

If you never straightened metal...practice on a coin you intentionally bend to mimic the original damaged coin.

DO this until you like the results before you move on to the real deal.

Make a sandwich of the coin in the middle with a soft --barely compressable cushion on both sides...Sumurada suggested leather...I might go with plastic flips...and metal outside on both sides. I've used duct tape on metal also to protect it.

Use a bench vise with the surface area of the jaw greater than the area of the 'sandwich'.

Nickel is next to impossible. Silver and copper are soft.

If you crank down too hard you will flatten the high points on the coin...very easily with a large vice. A bench vice is a lot easier to control than vice grips.

good luck.

PerryHall

I read that putting a bent coin between two blocks of soft pine and wacking the top board with a hammer works fairly well. I've never tried it since I don't ever buy bent coins.

LotsoLuck

<< <i>I read that putting a bent coin between two blocks of soft pine and wacking the top board with a hammer works fairly well. I've never tried it since I don't ever buy bent coins. >>



I sold a guy a bent coin some time ago, he let me know, I said sorry and to send it back, he said nevermind i'll just use a couple 2x4's, he said it worked great and he'd go ahead keep the coin. Whodathunkit?

coinlieutenant

Interesting...I just bought a rare date dime that is slightly bent. 2x4s....very interesting.

LotsoLuck

<< <i>Interesting...I just bought a rare date dime that is slightly bent. 2x4s....very interesting. >>



I should add it was something like a $20 coin If memory serves correct, a Trime.

MrSpud

You need a coin chiropractor

jmcu12

I put pics up on the original post.

It is ugly but it is an 1867 Quarter so it is a better date. Still a POS but that is ok - I love her still!