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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3158549, member: 56859"]No photoshop on these. They are genuine fake ancient coins hand-struck from hand-carved dies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/iguanasus-dies-jpg.446937/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>At first I tried heating the flans to red-hot but it was very difficult to move the flan to the striking set-up before they grew too cold, so I made a Sledge-O-Matic Hammer of Hephaestus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]810233[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That didn't work out well either. The dies and flans go flying every which way upon striking with the trip hammer. Also, I had to be very careful to move my head out of the way too... yikes!. The first Iguanasus coin was lost in the shrubbery, left for some future generation to find and ponder <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I need a heavy solid anvil. Maybe an engine block would serve the purpose?</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually I saw a Big Strong Man wandering down the street and he was recruited to do the sledging. Next time I make these I'm going to just strike cold flans. Heating them probably isn't necessary.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alas, these dies were victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first Iguanasus in that post was made from fine silver precious metal clay (PMC), using the metal dies as a mold. Fun stuff! The coins in the subsequent three pictures were struck. Some were from fine silver flans and others were from junk US silver. Glad to have found a use for that pile of melt-value silver coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another made from PMC. Since this picture was taken Ive fiddled with the patina and it's bit better.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/overlook-jpg.413330/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3158549, member: 56859"]No photoshop on these. They are genuine fake ancient coins hand-struck from hand-carved dies :) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/iguanasus-dies-jpg.446937/[/IMG] At first I tried heating the flans to red-hot but it was very difficult to move the flan to the striking set-up before they grew too cold, so I made a Sledge-O-Matic Hammer of Hephaestus: [ATTACH=full]810233[/ATTACH] That didn't work out well either. The dies and flans go flying every which way upon striking with the trip hammer. Also, I had to be very careful to move my head out of the way too... yikes!. The first Iguanasus coin was lost in the shrubbery, left for some future generation to find and ponder :D. I need a heavy solid anvil. Maybe an engine block would serve the purpose? Eventually I saw a Big Strong Man wandering down the street and he was recruited to do the sledging. Next time I make these I'm going to just strike cold flans. Heating them probably isn't necessary. Alas, these dies were victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria. The first Iguanasus in that post was made from fine silver precious metal clay (PMC), using the metal dies as a mold. Fun stuff! The coins in the subsequent three pictures were struck. Some were from fine silver flans and others were from junk US silver. Glad to have found a use for that pile of melt-value silver coins! Here's another made from PMC. Since this picture was taken Ive fiddled with the patina and it's bit better. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/overlook-jpg.413330/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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