take a look at these

first off i am not the person listing these i just saw them the other day and got a kick out of them. second if this goes against any rules for posting this just let me know and i will gladly move or delete this.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsilvercoinringsQQhtZ-1

 

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The one's I've see are pretty neat. There was a vender at the Black Hills Jazz Festival (Deadwood, SD) a couple of years ago selling them for $10-$30 each depending on the size. I had a difficult decision to make, beer-money or ring-money. I choose the latter ...

Ben

 

I have made 2---one is really bad and I made another one out of a Half Dollar---it fits on my little finger but I'm not done yet as it will go on another one when it is done. I'm going to get some junk silver sometime and do one or two out of that---people have said that when the time comes I should make my own wedding band and while I think its a cool idea I don't know if I could do that..

Speedy

 

Don't know how prevelent this was, but I've seen a few of these from WWII POWs. One gentleman still wears his. He made it in captivity to keep the guards from confiscating US currency, normally, the Lufwaffe prisoins didn't confiscate rings.

Pretty neat though.

 

i hate when people melt down coins like that. i'd rather have a coin than a ring!

 

But they are very popular, they were also done during WWII.

 

Another part of exonumia....shows what can be done with a little imagine and artistry....

Clinker

 

I liked them, so I bid on the WL half ring.

 

As far as I know, the coins were never melted. The POWs didn't have that type of equipment. What they did was take a coin and holding it on the face, bounced the coin on the rim, as if trying to balance it. In time, the weight of the coin will force the metal to the rims and double fold on itself. I'm sure there are other quicker ways to do this, else someone wouldn't be making a profit. Maybe someone else can shed more light on this...

 

They are also called spoon rings, because of the use of a spoon to 'tap' the outside (rim) until it flattens, and then, finally a hole is drilled.

 

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here is a pic of a few rings I have made. I have made a few from quarters and halves.

 

Spoon rings

When I was about eight years old I made a ring with a hard spoon from an Indian Nickel . It came out real well. The man next doo took it to his shop at work and drilled it for me. I wore it until it got to small then gave it to a girl I was found of.

 

They are pretty neat. I wouldnt mind having one of those myself. Hey Speedy!!! Do you think you could make me one of those if I sent you an 1895 Morgan?

 

I tell you what---you send me a 1895 Morgan dollar and I'll buy a really nice 1921 Morgan dollar to make the ring out of....

Speedy

 

Sounds like a good deal to me....:goof:

 

I'm currently working on one from a 64 quarter, I'd like to get the date entirely rolled over before I drill it though. Any idea on how the he got the date and neck from the 1892 on the outside rim of the ring?