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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 362594, member: 6370&quot;]I have decided to mint a coin by simply hammering one. I figure I can create a die the same way I create images on a zinc plate when I am etching. Put acid resist (hard ground) on the metal I am using for a die, etch the design (going to be real simple like early Anglo-Saxon), then drop it in acid.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My problem right now is finding the metal for the dies. I have the metal I will be minting and I have a way to melt (heat) it. For the dies I need either bronze or steel at the right size for making my reverse and obverse dies. I figure I need circular bars around 6-7 inches and maybe 1&quot; thickness.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am not sure how the acid will work making a die. I know it does a good job on zinc plates, I figure if I let it etch longer it will make a deeper image...we will see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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