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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;YoloBagels, post: 7549085, member: 94739&quot;]Where did you order your blanks from?&nbsp; Sometimes it&#039;s nice not to have to make them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I make dies using whatever tools are at hand, punches, hand gravers, hammer and chisel, rotary for bulk material removal, and a pantograph for nice, crisp lettering.&nbsp; My avatar is a die I completely hand cut for Tom Maringer at the Shire Post Mint, it is part of the Game of Thrones coin series he sells.[/QUOTE]</p><p>I got the copper planchets from an etsy store that was selling them for 50c apiece. A little pricier than what I initially wanted to pay, but I figured it&#039;s much easier than the labor it takes to grind and polish penny planchets.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The only tool I have from that list is the hammer, lol. I have always wanted to get into hobo nickel carving, whenever I get to that it should be easier to make dies. Though I have no idea where to get the iron/steel rods.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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