Thread: Made my little girl a coin ring

defacing current national currencies is a criminal offence you do know hey - LOL
these are great, made some of these years ago also from our $1 coins when out on a remote construction site for something to do the kids loved them
until they tarnished their skin LOL

In scouts we made them out of quarters and a spoon. Took weeks of banging way and drove the folks nuts.

Great gift. I had one as a kid...wonder where it is?

Very cool gift for any daughter/granddaughter. Something she will hopefully keep for a lifetime.

That is too cool! I bet she loves it.

Originally Posted by rolodave

I remember my Dad telling of soldiers making rings from 1/2 dollars. I was never sure how they got a hole in the middle.

Perhaps they shot them?

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Perhaps they shot them?

We just punched a hole with anything we could find and carved it out with a pocket knife. Took just as long as beating them out with a spoon as to carve out the hole. The bigger the coin the wider of a band you could make but the beat time went up exponentially and once they got so wide the edge would roll or curl under.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

This doesn't have much to do with the topic, well maybe however you all know that the Texas Rangers Badges are made from a Silver Mexican Peso. I have a replica of one but I'm too lazy to take a picture of it. It's illegal to have in Texas.

Beg to differ with you, but the Ranger badges are made from a "chief" or Cuauhtémoc Cinco Peso or 5 peso coin. They are coin silver. Prior to that the ones I've seen were made from 8 Reales or Ocho Reales.

I used to make them. Mine were made on commission by the gents that had the right to wear 'em. I made several before I got good enough to get a couple of orders. Haven't made one in over 20 years now. Wasn't exactly a get rich deal.

The guy out of Utah that makes copies of old west badges has somewhat of a price on his head here in TX because of his ranger badges.