Update on Coin cutting - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

will8989 · 02-06-2007, 04:16 PM

I know we talked about this in here somewhere and this is what I found out. We were watching one of the educational shows on TV and it was about the US Mint. They said and I quote (almost) "The coin is yours, you own it and as long as you don't try to defraud anyone, you can do with it what you, even making jewelry out it." So is anyone making jewelry out of the quarters?

Betty

unixpro · 02-06-2007, 09:32 PM

They're right. Coins are, for some reason I don't understand, thought of differently by the Government than paper money. You can do pretty much anything you want to a coin (like running a penny through one of those machines that turns it into a souvenir), but you can't deface paper money.

I, however, am too cheap to turn a quarter into jewelry. That's a quarter I could be spending on wood or a new tool!

PuzzledMoose · 02-06-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by unixpro

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I, however, am too cheap to turn a quarter into jewelry. That's a quarter I could be spending on wood or a new tool!

Ah but if you could sell that jewellery made from a quarter for $20 - think how much more wood you could buy ...

will8989 · 02-07-2007, 12:38 AM

I was thinking the same thing Ian!

Betty

lucky788scroller · 02-07-2007, 01:37 AM

Ive thought about trying the coin cutting, but theres something about the filings and sawdust from cutting metals on my scrollsaw that scared me. I think the moving parts would find the dust very abrasive, and could wear out a saw fast. Dale

ozarkhillbilly · 02-07-2007, 12:36 PM

Check out this site on cutting coins, you can view many examples and priceshttp://internationalcutcoins.com/

PeteB · 02-07-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ozarkhillbilly

Check out this site on cutting coins, you can view many examples and priceshttp://internationalcutcoins.com/

I have seen this company's work up close and personal, and it is impressive.

Get a good mask and have at it!

Pete

Clem Wixted · 03-03-2007, 08:19 PM

I have been looking for some time for a source for mounting a coin after it is cut. I am most interested in a silver colored piece (finding) for mounting a quarter. But, I am also looking for mountings (findings) for other coins. The piece would probably have a way to connect a chain for a necklace or a key chain.

Do you know of a source?

Thanks,

Clem

Marcel in Longueuil · 03-03-2007, 08:31 PM

Clem,

Go to a jewelry store and ask them if they could help you or refer you to a supplier.

Or look up the net for jewelry supplies. That would be your best bet to find a source.

Regards,
Marcel

Clem Wixted · 03-03-2007, 09:16 PM

Marcel,

Thanks for the reply.

I have done an internet search 3 or 4 times in the last year for these things with no success. I have also been to my local Hobby Lobby with no success. I'm sure there is a source somewhere. I'll give a jeweler a try, maybe they can point me in the right direction. I need to pick up some silver solder and they might sell me a small piece.

Clem

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Originally Posted by Marcel in Longueuil

Clem,

Go to a jewelry store and ask them if they could help you or refer you to a supplier.

Or look up the net for jewelry supplies. That would be your best bet to find a source.

Regards,
Marcel

02-06-2007, 04:16 PM	#1
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 1,255	Update on Coin cutting I know we talked about this in here somewhere and this is what I found out. We were watching one of the educational shows on TV and it was about the US Mint. They said and I quote (almost) "The coin is yours, you own it and as long as you don't try to defraud anyone, you can do with it what you, even making jewelry out it." So is anyone making jewelry out of the quarters? Betty __________________ A woodworker never has too many clamps!!

02-07-2007, 12:38 AM	#4
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 1,255	I was thinking the same thing Ian! Betty __________________ A woodworker never has too many clamps!!

02-07-2007, 12:36 PM	#6
ozarkhillbilly Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,224	Check out this site on cutting coins, you can view many examples and priceshttp://internationalcutcoins.com/ __________________ Bill DeWalt 788 A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. aut viam inveniam aut faciam

03-03-2007, 08:19 PM	#8
Clem Wixted Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 31	Looking for Source for Mounting Cut Coins I have been looking for some time for a source for mounting a coin after it is cut. I am most interested in a silver colored piece (finding) for mounting a quarter. But, I am also looking for mountings (findings) for other coins. The piece would probably have a way to connect a chain for a necklace or a key chain. Do you know of a source? Thanks, Clem

03-03-2007, 08:31 PM	#9
Marcel in Longueuil Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,122	Clem, Go to a jewelry store and ask them if they could help you or refer you to a supplier. Or look up the net for jewelry supplies. That would be your best bet to find a source. Regards, Marcel __________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

02-06-2007, 09:32 PM	#2
unixpro I need more weekend Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greater Seattle Area Posts: 696	They're right. Coins are, for some reason I don't understand, thought of differently by the Government than paper money. You can do pretty much anything you want to a coin (like running a penny through one of those machines that turns it into a souvenir), but you can't deface paper money. I, however, am too cheap to turn a quarter into jewelry. That's a quarter I could be spending on wood or a new tool!

02-07-2007, 01:37 AM	#5
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,354	Ive thought about trying the coin cutting, but theres something about the filings and sawdust from cutting metals on my scrollsaw that scared me. I think the moving parts would find the dust very abrasive, and could wear out a saw fast. Dale

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