Custom Coin

In this tutorial i will be showing you how to make a custom coin. This is just a fun thing to do, took me about an hour. You could engrave your initials, a gang sign thing, or your personal insignia. My first coin was my my initials. The one that i did for this Instructable was a Moon and Star.
Please note that when you customize this coin, it will no longer we legal tender in and public or private business transaction.

Step 1 Materials

You will need:
-Dremel
--Engraving attachment
--wire brush attachment
--rough sander
--fine sander
--Polishing attachment
-Hammer
-Nickel
-Rag
-Eye protection
-clamp
-marker

Optional:
Anvil/Mallet head (this makes it easier to pound the coin)

Comments

[The Metal One]

the die will have to be carved with your dremmel, from steel of course ;)

[The Metal One]

carve a die and punch out like 5 an hour. then you would just have to blank the coins, and hammer the design in with your custom die.

[tsmith70]

Denatured alcohol will handily dissolve almost any ink you would commonly use to mark metal. Another useful trick is to cover the coin in masking tape, draw and subsequently use a hobby knife to remove the parts you wish to engrave. This gives you a useful guide which should not interfere with most engraving tooltips.

[sportskid1905]

what should i use if i dont have an engraver?? great how to btw!!

[Chimex14]

if you dont have an engraver you could take a drill bit and stick is in an drill press. then hold the coin up to the tip and move it around. Doing this is kinda hard, but if you dont have an engraver it is teh best alternative.