Making of coin rings

[goldhart]

A few of you have found silver rings made out of a coin. I always wondered how they did it so that there was still words inside. Found this link:
members.shaw.ca/diggerdale2/Howtomakeacoinring.htm

and here is the finished product:
www.findmall.com/metal/garrett/config.pl?read=20258

Dan3

[Rookie]

Cool. I'm going to show this to my twelve year old daughter. Just in time for Xmas gifts.
Rookie

[GaryC/SanBdno]

Dan3, I had completely forgotten about that lost art. I now remember doing that as a kid back in the early sixties. I think I did about five or six then. I don't remember what I used to do the pounding, but I don't think it was a spoon.

I have always wanted to hunt my old home site where I lived then, but it has since turned into a very bad neighborhood in Rialto. I bet I could find at least one of my rings. I'm sure I lost them as a kid. Thanks for the post. GaryC/SanBdno.