First Ring Of It's Kind For Me.

[Digging Prayers]

I found a pocket knife, a hand full of change and a ring at an old ball field today with the Deus 2. The ring rang up with a clear, double tapping, 98 vdi and tone. At first I thought I had a wedding band. Upon close inspection....

 

[iAmMike]

Cool ring!

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the coin ring.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Coin Rings are very cool - they rarely get found detecting - congrats !

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on that neat coin ring. Although I have never found one, I have had 2 made for myself from Half Dollars. One is my birth year ( a Franklin ) and the other is my dad's birth year, ( a Walking Liberty ).

 

[Sandog]

I've seen coin rings before, but never with the date inside. How is that done?

 

[Digging Prayers]

I've seen coin rings before, but never with the date inside. How is that done?

It just depends which way you press the ring into the center, from the front of back.

 

[Nathan W]

That is different

 

[Sandog]

Well, I didn't ask that question very well. The ones I am familiar with, from school shop class, were made by constant tapping around the rim of a silver coin, with the bottom of the bowl of a spoon usually, until flattened out to the appropriate size, then drilled out and finished smooth. There was actually nothing at all of the coin's features left, just a nice, plain silver ring. Not being mechanically inclined ( but I have jump started many a heart ) I can't visualize the process that maintains the features both inside and out. I think I would like to do one like that with my own birth year. Does that require special equipment? What is the process?

 

[oldmxrat]

Cool finds, congrats!

 

[Digging Prayers]

Sandog,
The way you described is one way to do it but to keep the details requires a different technique and tools.

Here is a link to a video that will show you how to do it. He uses professional tools but you can get the tools needed at harbor freight at a fair enough price.