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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2583329, member: 10461&quot;]And you have not &quot;preserved&quot; a coin if you have cut it into a rectangular shape to mount it into a ring, no matter how &quot;cool&quot; it may look that way.&nbsp; You have <i>destroyed</i> it, in the numismatic sense.&nbsp; But maybe you don&#039;t care about the numismatic sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know the counterargument- I had some years as an artist myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Art can be controversial.&nbsp; And opinions can differ. </p><p><br /></p><p>But put up a poll and see just how many agree with my point.</p><p><br /></p><p>You won&#039;t get too much sympathy or appreciation for your art on a <i>coin</i> forum (especially one with so many ancient coin enthusiasts.)</p><p><br /></p><p>It might be a different story on a jewelry forum or in the general public.</p><p><br /></p><p>You say &quot;these will become ancient one day.&quot;. Yeah, so what.&nbsp; So will the plastic bottle I just put in the trash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will future archaeologists or collectors say, &quot;Wow, what a great ring?&quot;. Or will they say, &quot;Oh, man, I wonder what 21st century idiot did this to a 2,000 year old coin?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Only time will tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going to vote &quot;yes&quot; in this poll.&nbsp; Yes, you should use interesting replica or fantasy issue coins for jewelry.&nbsp; Spare the truly ancient ones, or use them in a less destructive fashion.&nbsp; Please.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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