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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: jimbo on July 28, 2011, 08:52:13 pm

Title: Re Coins
Post by: jimbo on July 28, 2011, 08:52:13 pm

Here are the first 2 coins I have cut, a bit rough but a start, the silver one is a 2 shilling piece dated 1934 and the copper one is a penny and dated 1960, these coins are no longer used in NZ as we are on decimal currency, them about 4 years ago the re sized all our coins and now the older coins are of no spending value
Jimbo

Title: Re: Re Coins
Post by: DWSudekum on July 28, 2011, 09:52:28 pm

Coins can be good to cut, don't use the old ones though ... never know they might be worth something sometime.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

DW

Title: Re: Re Coins
Post by: dgman on July 28, 2011, 09:55:50 pm

Cool Jimbo!

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Post by: newfie on July 28, 2011, 10:50:21 pm

thats pretty cool thanks for posting

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Post by: Oges on July 28, 2011, 11:06:51 pm

Nice work Jimbo
Got some old Australian penny's that would be good for that too.
What blade did you use? and do you use a holder to hold the coin while cutting?

Title: Re: Re Coins
Post by: jimbo on July 29, 2011, 03:26:55 am

you need a jig to hold the coins Oges as they are to small to control, I used a #2 blade and it was an old one that I have I keep most of my worn blades and these worked a treat as all the cutting is done at the higher end of the blade because the coin is higher in the jig, does that make sense???
Jimbo

Title: Re: Re Coins
Post by: Marcellarius on July 29, 2011, 04:31:36 am

great job, and since the money crisis this might me cheaper then wood....  ;D

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Post by: frankorona on July 29, 2011, 07:31:46 am

Incredible, not everyone has the ability to cut metal, thanks for sharing ;D

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Post by: Russ C on July 29, 2011, 08:18:43 am

Looks awesome, Thanks for posting.  :)