How to Make a Silver Coin Ring - Washington Quarter Style

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isn't it illegal to deface money?

[mandi2hannah]

Could a quarter make a size 12 ring?

[rd2fst]

use a full silver spoon. Works alot better

[owlcu]

Instead of just one quarter I used three (2 silver and one modern) and put the modern one in the middle for a nice copper stripe. I drilled each quarter separately, filed and sanded (no hammering), then held them together with a clamp and used a Dremel tool with a cylindrical attachment to hone them as closely as possible into one piece. Then the key to having them fit smoothly together is to sand flat all the texture on the sides that meet, so they "mate" flush. Silver solder at a jeweler.

[bushcraftboyz1]

You could "un-warp' the firts one with a vise. Never wear a glove and drill something your holding in you hand, better yet don hold something and drill at all. Very likely cause a bad injury.

[macroorchidism]

wow! 3:57 the uncensored version!

[clintcarter]

Cool.

[nightwarrior1997]

Make one from a gold coin

[breakdancingzombies]

5:29... "MYYY PREEEECIOUUUUS"

[breakdancingzombies]

my aunt taught me this by hitting the quarter with the round end of a spoon and just by holding it in your hand and it will eventually make itself into a ring somehow

[phr4nk3rd00d13]

@breakdancingzombies that's partly true... but you still have to drill out the centre somehow. :S the traditional way seems to require the use of a spoon. but it's the exact same thing as is shown in this video. except spoon -> hammer. it's the same thing, only spoons tend to take longer.

[breakdancingzombies]

@phr4nk3rd00d13 it must have taken her MONTHS to do that LOL, maybe that was a form of entertainment back in the day

[phr4nk3rd00d13]

@breakdancingzombies yeah, it really takes FOREEVVVEERRR. O_O i saw an instructable page on how to do it with a spoon. it said it'd take like... a year. well, not of constant tapping, but tapping in your free time or something. that sounds extremely frustrating and boring. i think i might feel bad for people who would consider that entertainment. xD i mean, even the hammer method seems to take too long for me. i guess i'm impatient. :3 but how did your aunt hollow it out?

[breakdancingzombies]

@phr4nk3rd00d13 she told me that if you do it correctly that the middle would fall out b/c the middle has a softer metal than the outside of the coin, maybe in older days that was true but nowadays i think they make them with the same metal through out

[geckoguy597]

if you use a spoon it gives it a curved edge and beutiful rippled look and no danger of warping

[phr4nk3rd00d13]

WARNING TO EVERYONE: WATCH OUT! don't destroy a valuable one. of course, any silver coin is going to be worth at least its value in silver... but more than a few silver coins have a bit more (sometimes a LOT more) value than just what their silver is worth... check up on the collector's value of the date and mint mark before hammering and drilling it into a ring. if it's not too valuable a coin, then feel free to make a ring out of it, but you'll really regret drilling up a 1932 S quarter! v_v

[653456ful]

I CALL ALL OF THE SILVER DUST!!@@!!@@

[653456ful]

silver coins are much faster than one of your state quarters.

[653456ful]

im hitting way to light

[mmafinatic]

after 45 minutes i can still see a little bit of the ridges. after it starts widening does it start goin quicker?

[superkewlboy1]

blacksmithing LEVEL UP!!!



[XxHOTSTUFFFxX]

stick the file in there harder

[eziodetoreze2k11]

1:23 `ping`

[deraybrewer]

how hard do u hit the coin

[BookofNick]

@deraybrewer Not hard at all

[phr4nk3rd00d13]

@deraybrewer yes, don't hit it too hard or it will warp. :S i had to learn that the hard way!! as in: *goes outside, ooooo concrete, hammerhammerhammer, look how fast that's going, etc.* a few minutes later: *why is my quarter starting to look like a potato chip*

[sergeoproductions]

how much do u think i could sell it for

[BookofNick]

@sergeoproductions I've seen ones on ebay for $25-30

[ptstrong3]

I know this is a older video, but Im doing this myself on a quarter and right now mine is the thickness of 2 quarters. About how wide should I shoot for?? Im making this for a pinky ring.

[MFRoosy16]

omg... machine gun.. lol

[Zoroarkish]

aw, i used to have L.W.

[DeathlyDavid]

I've gotta try this!

[101kellyclarkson]

i wunder if it cost a Quarter lol :)

[littleperrie1234]

love ur vids

[shoado]

Not to rain on the parade, but it is still defacing currency. Illegal but hey I made one too back in the day lol. Enjoy!!!

[austinyun]

@shoado It's only illegal to deface currency with fraudulent intent. Ever been to a national monument where they have those little machines you stick a penny in and out pops a little medallion? It's legal.

[hawaiianpunch131]

weird....i have the same ring?...i think i paid $15 for it...but it also saved me 5 hours from having to make one....i'll stick with paying $15

[EKfisherman]

@hawaiianpunch131 fifteen dollars for a quarter? even the silver content isnt worth that much. how about i take fifteen dollars worth of silver quarters spend the time to turn them into rings and then sell them for fifteen dollars each plus the cost of what i paid for the silver , witch would be about 330 bucks today for 60 quarters bringing the cost of the ring to about twenty bucks give or take. so 15 x 60 = 900 +330 = $1230 not bad profit id say. i would probably tack labor on top too. :)

[WaldoPk]

@EKfisherman I'm gonna assume that $14.50 was labor, given each ring takes 3-5 hours, your profit range here is about $3-5 dollars/ hour dependent on how long each ring takes, you'd also have to spend time finding someone to purchase the ring, I'm not going to say these are too mainstream of a purchase, therefore it is extremely likely to be difficult selling in bulk

[zreskhater]

awsome

[XxTheuberToexX]

STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . HAMMER TIME

[WDTripps]

did this along time ago with a spoon. took 4ever

[rcmoot]

stupid. get a smaller hammer, or spoon .

[SaylahRossman]

When I hammer it down, it turns a rosy brass color? Does the year of the quarter matter or change this?

[MaxamillionGat]

@SaylahRossman yea, new quarters are basically silver plated brass coins.

[SittingMooseShaman]

...save the scrap 'n' melt it...

[sajmx11]

how long did the "hammering" take approx?

[BookofNick]

@sajmx11 About 3-5 hours

[MFRoosy16]

@BookofNick it takes time because if you do it too quick you will rush it and bend your coin. and after it starts to bend its hard to keep it straight

[isaacsvideo]

@BookofNick were can i get a silver cloth

[BookofNick]

@isaacsvideo Hardware or antique store

[vapoureyes]

Can't understand why anyone would want to destroy a silver coin to make a ring like this as there is so much waist of silver,much better to use a silver spoon or fork  and solder the joint.

[mafjr16]

@vapoureyes its all in whats you #value

[ALPHATHEAWESOME]

could i have that first silver quarter that you hit too hard on?

[BookofNick]

@ALPHATHEAWESOME Sorry, I gave it to my little cousin. He thought it was cool.

[LegitPeopleUnited]

I use a spoon.......

[Kaityssoulsings]

This is way cool! Just wish I knew how to use a drill.. lol

[shortlegoman]

but im still using a really old coin if thats legal :|

[shortlegoman]

well im happy that its legal! :)

[bastardchildofmary]

Next time when it warps,anneal it , then straighten it with a hardwood dowel or even a drift. if you anneal it a few time during the hammering, it will also go a bit faster. I've done tons of repousse, chasing, forming, and engraving, but I never got around to making one of these coin rings yet! lol

[GuyWithBluePoop]

That was really cool

[CrazySpartanI82]

Sweet video man. I think Im gonna make my senior ring like this :D

Just use the little engraving pen to scratch "2012" on it and I'll love it.

[sammydavisjrsr]

Defacing US currency!!! I wonder what the reward is for turning you in... probably a quarter.

[vallu44]

thanks guy now i can make my date

[stuff123995]

Is there any way tp recover all the lost silver dust and scrap from drilling and fialing?

[bastardchildofmary]

@stuff123995 no, theres no way at all, so everyone just send your sweepings to me. Please! only gold, silver palladium,platinum, and rhodium and I will dispose of them for free! lol

[MiniHeliHeaven]

dude that's defacing US currency

[carl4003]

It is funny when you tap it softly and you make it so fast

[javierjjs]

I recommend using a brass hammer. I use a small 6 or so ounce brass hammer as it keeps from darkening the silver like my regular hammers used too. It also gives the silver a shinier look in my opinion.

[Admirer4U510]

I made those rings 40 years ago. We would beat the edge with a large soup spoon so the coin never bent. Then drilled and filed like you did. It took a few days to complete.

[pickupartistwannabe]

Hello, could you provide us a small list of the tools you used to make this? So far, I have the weight, the hammer, and the quarter. Could I find it in home depot?

[mines24]

what do you do with the shaved off silver? trash?

[calitza]

do you have any idea how much silver your just throwing away there....have you seen the price lately...

[hazza4ali]

hahahahhah, LOL at 3:57 !!!!!  must watchhh!!!!

[toofastfgbx]

are you an idiot? drilling with your hand like that if you got caught in that you could of rip off half your hand i strongly advise people 2 use a vice or a clamp

[BookofNick]

@toofastfgbx Great advice, thanks!

[ThePlasticJedi]

@toofastfgbx You obviously have never used a light drill like this. It's not recommended that you do it the way he does, but there's no way you're ripping off half your hand with that, even if you grabbed the drill bit with your bare hand the worst that would happen after a second is you'd be a little cut up. With gloves like this it's no big deal. More powerful drills and drill presses pose a more serious issue.

[mkzhero]

@toofastfgbx that would be the smart thing to do but unfortunately while you're in the internet that word does not apply.

[Allison1801]

what drill bits did you use? what is it called?

[BookofNick]

@Allison1801 I think they are titanium drill bits.

[norxcontacts]

No dremel tool?

[BookofNick]

@norxcontacts I wish I had a dremel!

[PH3NOMENOL]

Bottom line is can I do this with a regular quarter???? ;)

[BookofNick]

@PH3NOMENOL Yes! But since he modern quarters are clad, you will get a funky-looking color scheme. It will be a mix of nickel and copper color. Could be cool.

[jred0]

can u do this with a reg quarter

[BookofNick]

@jred0 Yes! Any coin. But the color will look funky, since the modern quarters are clad.

[PH3NOMENOL]

What's the ratio of silver/coin after 1964? I can't find one;(

[BookofNick]

@PH3NOMENOL Not sure what you mean - they are 90% silver, 10% "other." Usually copper and nickel.

[corpsemunger]

2:40 hahaha - that took me by suprise,

good idea though

[thebibleisfiction]

hope you saved the silver scrap

[BookofNick]

@thebibleisfiction oops! In my defense, it turned into a dusty powder and pretty much disappeared. I like your username!

[slash2jimi]

I just made a ring out of a 1964 silver quarter. its funnt i didn't watch any videos before it and i used a dumbell too just like yours a 20 pound one and i did it like you but just with the end of a butter knife and a spoon lol i just finised it it looks really good

[yettiz420]

Wonder if you could make a fatter one for thumb outta half dollar

[BookofNick]

@yettiz420 Please follow the link on the video to see my half dollar ring!

[yettiz420]

I would use vise and rotary tool to hone out center and to smooth and buff edges

GREAT VIDEO AND IDEA:)

[holyinpure]

lol frame 1:17

[zalida100]

Hi Nick - This was the effect i was trying to describe earlier. Maybe you have seen it before. I think it is very nice, and it isn't really difficult to do.

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[zalida100]

Very nice Nick. You may know of a slightly different method. (A bit less work involved).

You can buy a punch and die and take out the coin centre. You then slide the ring onto a tapered shaft and beat it along (towards the thick end of) the shaft until it forms into a nice ring. You save the slug metal too - i.e. you don't lose it like when you were drilling. (silver = very valuable you know). There's a company in usa to buy a punch&die. Can't remember the name of the (well known) company.

[alternativeangle]

Wow well done thats amazing! But you need to invest in a vise :) Its scary seing you drill into your hand! :)

[BookofNick]

@alternativeangle Yeah I'm kind of known for doing things the quick and easy way, rather than the "proper," "safe" way. Last year I was trying to cut a notch out of a large lid and the knife blade slid right through my shirt and into my abdomen. Landed me in the hospital for 3 days, but no major damage done. So thanks for the advice I do need to me reminded from time to time. Be safe!

[alternativeangle]

@BookofNick LOL yeah its just my mate works with wood alot and has cut off 2 fingers so far :O But man I'm so impressed! I really want to make one. I'm going to the local coin shop this week to get me one. thanks for the inspiration. :)

[BookofNick]

@alternativeangle No need to buy one, this is the quarter you should be getting in the mail. Though it would be cool with an Aussie coin, too.

[alternativeangle]

@BookofNick Wooo Hooo!  Stoked!

[slhines7]

What did you do with all of the shavings? Have you ever melted down gold or silver before?

[BookofNick]

@slhines7 No, it really all comes off as more of a dust - but I figure there is about 50% of the total weight remaining in the ring, so I'm not too concerned about losing $3.00 worth of silver.

[slhines7]

@BookofNick Oh I see and that makes sense. Well, I enjoyed that Fed Reserve bldg video clip. I was wondering if the public are allowed to go in there. If so, what is in there and what do they do in that massive building?

[KMDNews]

Very cool thanks for spreading the knowledge :) Take care!!