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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2788675, member: 82322&quot;]I agree that it never looks good.&nbsp; It is hard to understand why.&nbsp; If even one jeweler got it right the rest could figure out how to imitate.&nbsp; Usually a poor coin or cast of a coin is chosen.&nbsp; The coin is polished.&nbsp; A metal that doesn&#039;t belong with the coin is used for the border.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one that doesn&#039;t look too bad:</p><p><img src="http://www.ancientresource.com/images/jewelry/coin-necklaces/persian-islamic-coin-jewelry/sasanian-khusro-bezel-cp2133.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>This piece uses a genuine coin from Frank Robinson.&nbsp; The coin wasn&#039;t polished.&nbsp; The bezel looks similar in style to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think jewelers could do a lot better.&nbsp; Here are some earrings that were cast from impressions of an ancient seal.&nbsp; This allows the bezel to match the image.&nbsp; It also helps that the metal&#039;s surface was not polished away.&nbsp; This is not a coin but actually looks nice.</p><p><img src="http://www.ancientresource.com/lots/ancient_jewelry/diannesommelet/earrings_lions2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Jewelers must be in love with over-polished surfaces because they usually choose them.&nbsp; Feast your eyes on this ring:</p><p><img src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/136/0/11994511/il_570xN.881610871_fp2l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>This designer cast a shipwreck coin in silver, applied a patina, then polished the hell out of it.&nbsp; Then a ring was cast in the shape of a shark&#039;s jaw.&nbsp; It was also polished to a mirror surface.&nbsp; It does not even look like metal to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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