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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob4, post: 158241, member: 6460&quot;]I design and make jewellery and want to use current UK sterling coins in my work. Some cutting / alteration of the coins would be needed so I approached the Treasury for info on doing this. I was directed to the relevant UK law which states anyone wanting to break up or melt down a coin needs to request permission from the Treasury saying what will be done to the coin, how, who will do it and how many coins will be used. I submitted all this information only to be told that the treasury <i>never</i> grant permission to cut coins. My subsequent efforts to ask why they request the info first has been ignored.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway I would like to distance my project from the treasury so I thought I might be able to get more help from the people who genuuinely are interested in coin discussion, namely the posters of the forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen various other jewellers working with current UK coins both in UK and abroad, seemingly not worrying about the possible illegality of it. One jeweller suggested I have the work done aboad to get round the law - would this work?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know what the position is for magicians&#039; coins which are often cut up from existing UK currency - do they just assume the treasury won&#039;t find out, or care?</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally - has anyone ever been prosecuted for cutting a coin? What was the penalty?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any help you can offer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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