St. Gaudens 1928

Hello Numismatics,
I want to say I'm not a collector, but I'm in need of some advice.
I want to purchase a 1928 St. Gaudens. I picked this year since it was the largest mintage of any St. Gaudens years 8,816,000.
My purpose is to have a ring made which I have been in pursuit of for many years.
I have been looking for a reputable dealer who would have a fair price. I see many St. Gaudens on eBay, but I'm sceptical to buy from there.
Can someone steer me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff

 

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A ring made out of a St. Gaudens double eagle? *Shudder*

 

I agree and I have struggled with the idea of doing this to a very beautiful coin. With that said it would be a beautiful ring. All I can say is at least I'm not the fed and melted any down.

 

Interesting analogy you have of me and Alec Baldwin since you don't know me. Your comment "I think you'd be bumping into things as much as Alec Baldwin smashes his inflated noggin walking through narrow doorways". I don't think this is in my wheelhouse since I'm not a showy person. I just love the beauty of the St. Gaudens and the ring will showcase this beauty. I mean you no disrespect, but have to air my opinion as you are entitled to yours.
Well, the ring would not be as heavy as you may think. The process of making the ring takes a large blank that is punched out of the coin's center. This relieves the weight of the ring and also is needed to process the rings forming.
At this point, I do not process the St. Gaudens, but was merely asking for advice on where I can make a good purchase.

 

Hey Mike,

No worries I understand you now.
I have been wearing coin rings mostly Peace Dollars for a number of years. They are not as unwieldy as you might think. The peace dollar makes an awesome ring.
Jeff

 

Thanks, just have to find it for the right price.

 

So you're planning on destroying numismatic history in the interest of vanity. Have fun with that.

 

If you like the design, get an American Gold Eagle. Then you can get something more "tasteful" and manageable for size. They come in 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 oz, which are about the sizes of dimes, nickels and half dollars. And you won't make people shudder.

 

And yet you show a love token as your avatar.

 

I suppose so if you put it that way. Although in a sense it's preserving the beauty of the coin in a different form. At least I'm not melting it down as the feds did now that's destruction. Take a look at this if you care to.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102

 

@barefoot1. The gold ring in your pic is made from a Bullion coin. The obverse is basically the same as a St. Gaudens. Why not use that instead?

 

@barefoot1

You've been a member, here, for more than 5 years, so you should already know that asking coin collectors for information about destroying/defacing coins is not the best thing to do. With that said, there are also plenty of people, here, who do collect defaced coins.......Hobo nickels, love tokens, counterstamps, etc. but I don't see many of those who've already condemned you putting down that facet of the hobby.

My only concern would be that a 90% pure gold coin will wear from use, and the design will suffer. I hope it works out for you, and I would certainly like to see images when, and if, it is finished.

Chris

 

Personally, I don’t like turning historic coins into jewelry but that Peace ring is kind of neat. If you go ahead with your gold plan, please show us the finished product.

 

You know...I think this is an incredibly rude and small minded comment. I feel like rather than be insulting towards the OP...we should provide advice on how best to achieve his goals. Not everyone is a numismatist and so not everyone shares our belief or interest in coins. Rather than rudely run him off...why don't we encourage him to find a coin that has minimal numismatist value remaining.

To that end, barefoot1...I don't think you should limit yourself to 1928 solely because it's the highest mintage. Rather, I would look for a common date example that already has been used in jewelry of some kind. Perhaps one that spent some time in a bezel. Coins like these would already be damaged to a numismatist and thus be only worth spot anyway.

 

Indeed you are correct in your observation and a possible alternative to my quest for a 1928 St.Gaudens.