Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1909589, member: 5233&quot;]Agreed.&nbsp; There are plenty of old and damaged coins out there that aren&#039;t worth more than melt.&nbsp; These are great candidates for such a project.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t make one from a nice BU Morgan Dollar...but damaged coin, why not.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a little different, but when I was in dental school I made my wife a ring.&nbsp; I waxed up a pattern and cast it for her.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t have any money to go and buy gold...so I thought silver would do.&nbsp; I had a few junk silver coins lying around so I just melted them down and cast it out of that.&nbsp; She has worn it everyday for nearly 5 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that ring doesn&#039;t have any resemblance of a coin...as true &quot;coin rings&quot; do...but taking a junk coin and making a piece of art out of it is perfectly acceptable to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in