Cool Morgan Ring

I stumbled across this while looking for a picture to make a snarky comment in another thread, but it's actually really cool! Just thought I'd share!

Morgan Coin Ring

 

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Whoa if I had known about this I would had this made for my wedding band.

 

I've seen some similar things in the past, but they were very crude and poorly done by comparison. That guy's an artist!

 

Cool to look at or collect but I'd never wear that thing

 

The folks that make those rings just fascinate me. It's just amazing how they produce them. There are videos available on da youtube that show these folks at work.

 

I agree...it's cool but not something I'd wear.

 

I make these in my spare time, i've made cent through dollar.
Start with a hole..

Then you dap them..

Beat them round..

Then you polish them up..

 

How long does the whole process really take, Eng?

 

I have made 20 in a day, that was to much, 5 to 10 a day is no problem..

 

I had one made when my mom passed a few years back. A 1945 Walking Lib was the host coin, the year of her birth. I wore it every day but saw that it was wearing down so I put it up, but look at it often. Thanks for the link Amanda, those Morgans look really nice.

 

For those who wouldn't wear one the silver is smooth, i made a few and my kids, then there friends wanted one, then my wife put on facebook, i've been making one for all her friends and family.
Silver State quarters are a great size, i can make it about 6.5 to about 10.5 ring size.

 

Great article, thanks for posting.

 

I had one made with my birth year on the coin about 5 (?) years ago. It was a Walker also. If you wear it too much, you will see the details ware away just like circulation does to a coin. Your ring size will determine what coin will be needed to keep the details intact and in exact proportion. Small rings use quarters, large rings use silver dollars. You can buy the coin from the silver smith that makes the ring, or furnish it to him yourself. The latter can give it an unique appearance compared to buying one from stock. Use something like a commemorative or even silver bullion. I wear mine when I go to national coin conventions/shows/fairs.

 

Very cool!! I don't wear jewelry as I destroy it (my hands take a wicked pounding) but I think these are very neat !

 

I'm a steel worker my job would destroy that but would be neat to own

 

That guy is no joke. I have never seen quality like those before.....I`d easily rock one of those Morgan rings.

 

Part of me gets a little sick inside every time I see another vintage coin destroyed in this way. The other part of me gets a little giddy knowing that they're driving up the values of my own coins, slowly but surely, as scarcity continues to grow.

Another reason why I've never been quick to dismiss "junk" coinage. Every time a bag of junk goes to the refiner, and every time a circulation coin gets hammered into jewelry, the coins that remain (in any condition) become a little more valuable. Sure, it's incremental, but the passage of time makes everything a rarity.

 

Agreed. From the rolls and bags of junk silver I've bought and gone through, I keep anything numismatic, and now have a sizeable box of "too good for bullion," including $70+ face in Barbers, although most are only fair to good. I buy most of my silver from a pawn shop.

The owner doesn't have time for lunch, much less squinting at junk silver. BLS says 37% of households now live paycheck to paycheck, with savings under $500. Judging from the level of activity at the pawn shop, you'd think it was 97%.

 

I agree, but you can't live your life worrying about such things. Nor will this make a influential impact on your own personal life. It's more the natural by-product of time. Jewelry doesn't destroy the coin completely like refining does. There are many collectors who will still save holed coins and those mounted in pendants. I personally don't have a problem with it.

 

"Honey, you bought me a 1921 wedding band? (you're so cheap). You know I always wanted a 1889-CC one"