How to make Rings from coins

Yea, pretty crazy stuff. To make a ring a typical mans size of 9-16 I'd need a 1oz Kruggerand which the coin alone would run around $1500-$2200 right now and I wouldn't hesitate to charge another grand for the work and risk factor.

A good alternative would be a 1/10th oz if you wanted a Kruggerand which would cost around $400, approx $400 depending on ring setting and approx $300 labor ($1100 total - anything less just wouldn't be worth the risk) and would be done like these....

 

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Question to Admin: I don't want to violate any terms of forum protocol here but is this the type of site where we can share with each other our coins and/or rings in this case of what is available for sale? I won't post till I hear so not to get anyone upset. I just posted 3 new rings last night on Craigs is why I ask. They typically sell fast but I also have a ton of coins I'd show off as well if it's all good here?

 

I think the 1/10 oz makes more sense financially. They can be bought for 150$ 1 oz Krugs are usually only a few bucks overy spot. You can get them for under 1400 right now.

 

My husband (he's sleeping) showed me a place here that members sell things. They wrote he has insufficient privileges to post there or something like that. Maybe he can post but not buy things. Wish I could be of help but Just wanted to give you a hint that it may be possible until someone who knows answers your question.

 

Thanks Big Money. I'll look around the site to see if their is an appropriate room for buying and selling coins and related items here. I'm new so wasn't sure. Thanks

 

I just finished up three new coin rings last night and they weren't pre-ordered so I rarely do this but put them on craigs to sell fast. If interested, here's the links.

Buy/ Sell/Trade discussion-conversations must be in the appropriate subforums. Click on 'forums' in the top header. The rules subforum can also be found in the list.

 

Yea, I heard Gold just dropped in price and Silver went up.

 

As for me, I just hate to see any real coin mutilated. Some collector a hundred or two hundred years down the road will be saddened as well, when he sees what could have been a nice collectible reduced to nothing more than a melt value curiosity.

 

I respect that same sentiment bud. JMO but I think it would be far less likely to return your ring to the bank but rather would sell it to another collector preserved in this fashion.

I do love all the comments and conversations a nice ring brings and for me, I have the feeling that it's been preserved for life in a wonderful way to share with others as a ring. As a coin collector as well, I do understand and respect what you are saying for the very rare coins because I have some I would never convert to a ring knowing it's one of only a couple remaining.

On the flip side you might agree that most of our coins are actually found in coin roll hunting by individuals who get hard up for cash so they intentionally or accidentally put them back into circulation and if the federal mint obtains these silvers, they aren't redistributed out but rather melted down and destroyed. Doing a lot of coin roll hunting (I pickup about $3,000/week in halfs by multiple banks in my area) I got a call from one of my regular banks managers who said they had someone bring in $200 worth of lose halfs. Most coin roll hunters love hearing that over buying from the vault and when I picked them up, it turned out to be my best haul ever! Liberties, Freedom, Morgans, just unbelievable. Who knows how this happened, theft, a junkie, a kid who stole his dads coins, these things happen. Had the manager not called me, they would have all been destroyed. Even if a collector brings their coins to a pawn shop, they are (at least according to all the pawn shops I shop) will melt the coins down for their silver value if they don't sell them within a weeks time after the 30 day hold. Only some specialty jewelry pawn shops will maintain the coins in the original state because they value the coins for what they are and not their silver content alone.

Take care bud

 

Today's coin ring just finished!

1963 Ben Franklin Half Dollar Mint Condition w/ Straight Wall Mirror Polish!


I know, I know, not exactly "models hands"...lol

 

You could have very simply read the rules....

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-talk-rules.34131/

 

No worries, I didn't see that link so as seen above reached out and asked. I'll delete those posts. I do have a question after looking at the rules, the way I understand it, it's okay to post images of what I have but not make an offer to sell and if someone wanted to, they could always pm - is this correct? If I was looking for a specific coin, I could pm someone?

 

Welcome to the forum, your coin rings are beautiful works of art.

Your knowledge of polishing and toning metals will come in handy for people who would like tips on how to do it.

 

Thank you for the kind words Serafino, I really have enjoyed talking to everyone here as well.

 

You may post images, but in any general post ( not advertising sub-forums), absolutely no hint included that you wish to sell or trade the item in the image. Some members may not like it on items they show for the post and have someone offering to buy something they did not advertise as for sell, please respect that. Advertising to buy sell or trade are only allowed in the correct forum. Jim

 

Makes sense, no issue here.

 

I have to say that you do very nice work, the ring I have doesn't have the inner detail of the WL half it was made from. What I notice is that your work retains the details of the coin on the inner and outer portions which IMHO makes it a lot nicer.

I am NOT a fan of mutilating coins, but particularly for Buffalo nickels for some reason I wonder that eventually there will be no nice coins left that haven't been carved up with a hobo - mostly crudely.

But, I completely appreciate turning a coin into a piece of wearable jewelry - particularly if it reminds of you of someone special that was born the year the coin was made and when the person making the ring is very skilled and does a fantastic job of making a piece of classic jewelry.

 

Thank you Scott, your words are very kind and appreciated. I've only been asked once to have one side polished making the coin not visible although not totally a bad idea and it was for an ingaged couple. They wanted the outside of their rings to appear just like a mirror polished wedding band set but the inner layer which the coin was made from was the year they got married so in this case, I inverted the coin detail where the year was on the inside on both bands and on the outside it was polished down smooth to appear as a normal wedding band. I kind of hated having to do that myself because I also think if a coin is going to be used as a piece of jewelry it should be preserved as much as possible but in this case, it was a very cool idea and did come out extremely nice. Again, thanks for the comment

 

The original link doesn't work anymore. Do you have a new link to see the process?

 

I apologize but, what link are you speaking of and I'll PM it to you. I want to make sure I'm complying with forum rules and there were some links I took down per moderators request.