coin jewelry

[mugsisme]

A while back a few of you were talking about taking coins and making jewelry out of them. Are they worth anything? I got two old coins that are jewelry.



The one from Australia is probably real silver. My acid is old; I need to get some new stuff before I test. Neither coins are magnetic; the roses around the six pence is.

 

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[bill from lachine]

Good finds....the silver coin jewelry items generally should command a premium over the melt value....don't know what you paid for them but neat finds.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[mugsisme]

They were in jars that I got. I am sorting through what I am keeping and what I am tossing. So these are a keeper?

 

[bill from lachine]

Yup....definitely keepers.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[buzzhead]

Jewelry grade coins (coins that were used to make jewelry) usually sell for less than a normal coin... When they are removed from the jewelry there is usually nicks scrapes and gouges in them.

 

[bill from lachine]

buzzhead,

The trick is to sell them as a piece of jewelry and not a coin....both the coin/jewelry items are common coin stock so he should get a premium to melt selling them as jewelry items.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[buzzhead]

Not at my seller for scrap you won't. He will put it in the vise and smash it if need be but the 80% or 90% coin is coming out of that .925... She may be able to get a premium as "jewelry".... Mugs is a female too..

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Neat, you should be able to look the coins up on wikipedia or a similar site and find out what the composition of them is.

 

[bdsawyer]

You can label the 1943 Australia Florin as WWII Trench Art, seems like it could have been made into a sweetheart pendant, should get at least double melt or more.

 

[mugsisme]

Yay. Y'all are full of great information! I spent several hours tonight sorting silver. Gonna put up some silver lots too. I'll let you know what happens.

 

[diggummup]

Not at my seller for scrap you won't. He will put it in the vise and smash it if need be but the 80% or 90% coin is coming out of that .925... She may be able to get a premium as "jewelry"

That is what Bill said already.

 

[Mackaydon]

They are not only pieces of jewelry but also creative artwork and will receive a premium price with an adequate narrative; nice finds!!
Don....

 

[cyberdan]

when I have foreign coins that I think might be silver I just talk to google. fastest way to find out.

I set my browser to IMAGES and say OK GOOGLE then read off what is in the coin and the date.

up pops hundreds of photos. I click on one that matches and most of the time is will tell metal composition and if silver the actual weight of the silver.

I have a small pouch that I keep these coins in. What I do before i put the coin in the pouch is write on the coin the value of the silver for that day in black magic marker. I am waiting till I fill the small pouch before I go to my melter/refiner.

 

[diggummup]

I am waiting till I fill the small pouch before I go to my melter/refiner.

I wouldn't sell a piece of silver for scrap price right now unless my house burned down and I needed the money for a hotel room, lol.

 

[bartholomewroberts]

Nice pieces.. and listen to Bill on these.. jewelery will command a premium

Micheal