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davidkdavidk Posts: 275 ✭✭✭
edited June 14, 2018 7:36PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I've been meaning to share this for some time. I ordered a few rings made from walkers and could NOT be more happy. There are others doing similar items on sites like Etsy, but this is the only guy I've had first-hand experience with.

The owner, Skyler if I recall correctly, has some great YouTube videos showing the entire process. Very cool.

Here is his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPfVl2PwFd4RlhdcqFTTTQ?view_as=public

Each and every purchase helps to increase the value of existing coins ;)

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Dave

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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 14, 2018 12:09PM


    My size 11 I got somewhere.

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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do love those.
    I was hoping to pick one up but then my wife got me a ring with an actual coin in it for Christmas (of '17, '18 and '19 at least she says).

    Very cool post.

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  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have one of these. Silver Washington with my birth year. Pretty cool item

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  • davidkdavidk Posts: 275 ✭✭✭

    @dbldie55 said:
    I have one of these. Silver Washington with my birth year. Pretty cool item

    I got two walkers, one with my father’s birth year, and a 1945 to remember the end of WWII.

  • goldengolden Posts: 10,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I remember a kid banging on a coin, with a spoon, trying to make a ring back when I was in the 7th grade. That would have been 1962-1963.

  • davidkdavidk Posts: 275 ✭✭✭
    edited June 14, 2018 4:23PM

    @golden said:
    I remember a kid banging on a coin, with a spoon, trying to make a ring back when I was in the 7th grade. That would have been 1962-1963.

    I think I read that the practice started with sailors on long voyages. Sounds like a determined kid.

    https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/coins-rings/24155/2

  • coin4salecoin4sale Posts: 375 ✭✭✭

    @davidk said:

    @golden said:
    I remember a kid banging on a coin, with a spoon, trying to make a ring back when I was in the 7th grade. That would have been 1962-1963.

    I think I read that the practice started with sailors on long voyages. Sounds like a determined kid.

    https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/coins-rings/24155/2

    Often seen these hammered ones referred to as prison rings , for the obvious!

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  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,162 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My grandfather showed me how to make one! I had a silver Washington with my birthdate also!!!! But lost it when I was a teenager. I never tried making another, you need lots of patience.

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I really think I'm going to get one.

  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here is mine. Born in 1954 - made from a silver Washington. I rarely wear it. I see it is toning grey. Maybe I'll give it a quick dip and put in a yellow envelope.

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The owner of my LCS makes these. He has some in stock and takes orders. Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,624 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have wanted one of these for a while. Pretty cool!

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Many times, while I was in the Navy, I watched other sailors making these... a few were for wedding bands...others just for something to do in off hours. They did it with a spoon....Cheers, RickO

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,359 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i like the looks of them as well. ill pull the trigger and get one one of these days.

  • SleekMouseSleekMouse Posts: 6 ✭

    Great channel on instagram pure_metal_alchemy that has hundreds of pictures and videos of his coin ring making process. He live streams every monday, no spoons lol.

    https://instagram.com/p/Bk5NZA-A8Xx/embed/
  • habaracahabaraca Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Got mine .......

  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,405 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Board member CyStater also makes rings.

    theknowitalltroll;
  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sweet, thanks for sharing !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • NLLNLL Posts: 34 ✭

    Very cool. I might have to try this some day.

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