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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3191841, member: 56859"]Exactly. Otherwise, it's just a holed ancient coin and a holed modern coin joined by a string, making it look like a wishful story.</p><p><br /></p><p>The little rings are called "jump rings". To open the free ring in order to thread it onto the modern coin, use two pairs of jewelry pliers and <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Jump-Ring" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Jump-Ring" rel="nofollow">twist it like this</a>. Do not pull it open in a manner that enlarges the ring. Open it by twisting, thread the coin onto the ring, and reverse the twisting motion to close the ring. Go slowly; the metal may be age-hardened and brittle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3191841, member: 56859"]Exactly. Otherwise, it's just a holed ancient coin and a holed modern coin joined by a string, making it look like a wishful story. The little rings are called "jump rings". To open the free ring in order to thread it onto the modern coin, use two pairs of jewelry pliers and [URL='https://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Jump-Ring']twist it like this[/URL]. Do not pull it open in a manner that enlarges the ring. Open it by twisting, thread the coin onto the ring, and reverse the twisting motion to close the ring. Go slowly; the metal may be age-hardened and brittle.[/QUOTE]
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