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I saw a YouTube video where a hole (about ring finger size) was drilled in the center of the coin. Then the ring was placed on a tapered mandrel & hammered to the ring shape.
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Great question, well put, I've always been under the assumption that the foil would cover a large area, by burnishing and not punching down. Used on either a high or low relief area, of most...
Most techniques use a hammer and a anvil to beat the coin to the wide shape, the a jeweler a saw to remove the center, and the file and polish. This ring appears to have been done differently. The...
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Like you will can see in this post, everyone have...
Like you will can see in this post, everyone have his preference, all are great tools, the best will be try it before buy if you can ;)
mrthe 05-22-2013, 10:36 PM