After serious thought...I have decided to make my OWN coins

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• gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭

  July 18, 2008 7:01AM

  Steph, kindly make me 2 dozen of these please.
  
  

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• julie42 Posts: 136

  July 18, 2008 7:08AM

  
  
  << <i>Steph, kindly make me 2 dozen of these please.
  
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  I'll take 3 dozen

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 7:08AM

  Start with gold... I love gold...very malleable and value will increase. Cheers, RickO

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• Tvac897 Posts: 1,478

  July 18, 2008 7:10AM

  
  
  << <i>Which coins shall I start coining first??
  
  
  
  Stefanie
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  How do you go about making these?

  -Rome is Burning
  
  

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• ambro51 Posts: 13,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 7:34AM

  http://cgi.ebay.com/FOV-SCREW-PRESS-FOR-STAMPING-COINING-EMBOSSING-NO-RES_W0QQitemZ230253243114QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

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• coinsarefun Posts: 21,760 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 9:26AM

  This is the only thing I have been able to find on this press.
  Maybe someone who know more will add some info.
  
  
  Stefanie
  
  
  
  Link
  
  
  
  

  CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album
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  CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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  Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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  More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC

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• JZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 9:48AM

  
  Everyone should have one in their Basement
  
  You know, to show the kids...
  
  
  

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• SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 10:01AM

  At one time whence I was in school, I decided to make hammered coins in lead or silver with aluminium and bronze dies. I placed lead air rifle pellets in betwixt the dies, and pressed them with a bench vice. I still have the dies, and quite a few of the coins. In fact the dies are currently on my desk in an aluminium can awaiting my taking pictures of them and the coins and posting them sometime.

  Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!

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• coinsarefun Posts: 21,760 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 10:11AM

  
  
  << <i>At one time whence I was in school, I decided to make hammered coins in lead or silver with aluminium and bronze dies. I placed lead air rifle pellets in betwixt the dies, and pressed them with a bench vice. I still have the dies, and quite a few of the coins. In fact the dies are currently on my desk in an aluminium can awaiting my taking pictures of them and the coins and posting them sometime. >>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  WHAT....no pictures??? Show us
  
  
  
  Stefanie

  CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album
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  CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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  Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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  More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC

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• GFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭

  July 18, 2008 10:15AM

  <<<This is the only thing I have been able to find on this press.
  Maybe someone who know more will add some info.>>>
  
  
  If coins don't work out for you Stefanie, you can always do Sno-Cones with that machine.

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• GFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭

  July 18, 2008 10:18AM

  <<<Which coins shall I start coining first??>>>
  
  I hope your hubby gets home soon....it's starting to show.....lol.

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• coinsarefun Posts: 21,760 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 11:25AM

  
  
  << <i><<<Which coins shall I start coining first??>>>
  
  I hope your hubby gets home soon....it's starting to show.....lol. >>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Thank goodness he got home........I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens
  
  
  
  Stefanie

  CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album
  .
  CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
  .
  Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
  .
  More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC

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• GFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭

  July 18, 2008 11:28AM

  <<<Thank goodness he got home........I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens>>>
  
  I want one! I want one!!

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• ambro51 Posts: 13,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 11:35AM

  When I was a young fellow, I suppose about 10 or so....I was King of Bylosvania, actually, King, citizen and director of the mint. The Mint was in my parents basement, and my coin press was Dads big grey vise. Planchets were cut from old aluminum records, after the lacquer surface was boiled off. Dies were made from bolt heads, and I cut them with screwdrivers and nail punches. Pretty crude, to say the least.
  
  But, it was fun, and I always carried a few in my pocket. I did make a few decent NE shillings too, but being King of Bylosvania, I was under obligation to coin for my own country.
  
  I remember Dad really laying into me one time, wondering HOW THE HELL the handle on his big Vise had been bent. It didnt take him too long to figure out it was me and a hammer doing it.
  
  Bylosvania officially ceased to exist when I was about 12 or so, and discovered Lincoln Cent collecting.

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• GFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭

  July 18, 2008 11:38AM

  Great story ambro

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• MidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,560 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 11:40AM

  
  
  << <i>Thank goodness he got home........I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens >>
  
  
  
  
  And...really cool story ambro!

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• savoyspecial Posts: 7,311 ✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 11:42AM

  >>I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens>>
  
  
  PM sent!!
  
  
  
  
  greg

  www.brunkauctions.com

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• garsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭

  July 18, 2008 11:50AM

  I want to see some Chinese copies (unmarked of course)

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,003 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 11:51AM

  
  
  << <i>
  
  << <i><<<Which coins shall I start coining first??>>>
  
  I hope your hubby gets home soon....it's starting to show.....lol. >>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Thank goodness he got home........I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens
  
  
  
  Stefanie >>
  
  Ok that was Stef

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• coinsarefun Posts: 21,760 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 12:20PM

  Ok, made my first coin with my new press.
  
  
  Stefanie
  
  
  
  
  
  

  CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album
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  CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
  .
  Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
  .
  More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC

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• FullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭

  July 18, 2008 1:47PM

  Could I get a 3 cent Silver knock-off, struck in Rhodium? Thanks in advance.
  
  Oh, and I'll be needing a credit account, please.

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,003 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 21, 2008 4:40AM

  
  
  << <i>Ok, made my first coin with my new press.
  
  
  Stefanie
  
  
  
  
  
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  Another cool one!

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 21, 2008 4:44AM

  "I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens"
  
  
  
  MAO ...... Very funny... Cheers, RickO

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• Raybob15239 Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭

  July 21, 2008 4:50AM

  
  
  << <i>"I was ready to start stamping "Good for one Free" tokens" >>
  
  
  
  Um...one free what?

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