Just a question/suggestion. If you are putting your ring on the mandrel the same way each time I think it would end up with a taper. Reversing the direction the ring is put on the mandrel should make for a straighter ring.

It is good to see that you are so willing to share. I mean you are willing to have other people tell you how they do what they do.

Of course, as you say, your grandfather forbids you to do the same. Luckily, he approves of you selling your goods on ebay, and we are so fortunate that you are willing to tell us where to buy them from you.

I suggest that you are using this forum not to share with other crafters as the others here wish to do but only to increase your own knowledge and income.

First off i like the idea. Annealing is a good idea it makes working the metal easier and when work is easier there is less room for error. Ive made quite a few of these now , im a pretty built person and i anneal them it just makes life easier.

Cool...
Maybe silver quarters picked up off of feebay may be easier to work without annealing....I sure wish  I could anneal mine but I would rather not risk it.
Here it an example of what I do.....just thought I would share.

THat is amazing great job

Holy Crap!!!
Ok, I realize that you promised your Grandpappy that, and I respect that, but how about instead of telling HIS secret, try to adapt the method into something else and tell us THAT method instead of HIS.
Ex. Deep Fried Corn
Original- Coat in butter and deep fry at 450
Adapted- deep fry at 200, coat in butter, deep fry again at 450
...just a thought...

BTW that Deep Fried Corn I just made up, it`s not a actual recipe...duh...

I have the same user name on ebay.. Sorry but I promised my Grandfather a long time ago that I would not give away HIS secrets.

clever cones!

I want one! :-) Where can I get these from please?

How did you do that it looks cool

you drill the hole first then put on a mandrel and basically hammer it flat then finish it.

this is very nice work i think i wouldn't anneal if your getting this kind of detail from your rings. I to am curious about how you made these. the directionality of the writing is perfect.

please make an instructable on how to make your ring.

excuse me how did you do this ring?

I did a two of them using a drill press. They came out ok, but they came out much cleaner with a punch. I think the punch was $28 at Harbor Freight.

Dont feel alone. I dont either :l

In her video, she says that she got it @ ' Harbour Freight ' (sp?).

as long as you don't try and pass it off as money anymore, it's okay. my dad works for the Federal Reserve Bank & I checked with him.

thanks 'cuz i made 1 at school and half my teachers said it was a federal offense:)

Quarters before 1965 were silver, a 1964 quarter is silver a 1965 quarter is copper...

Using a spoon and lots of turning will keep it uniform, but it takes a LONG LONG time.  You should also hold it in your fingers and not put it in a vice when you tap it.  Your fingers will turn black from oxidation and they will eventually go numb from the hours of holding the quarter, but it will come out better this way.   lol

I've seen videos of people using hammers on the silver ones but they always get lopsided.

By the way, thanks for this video.  I saw silver coins sold on ebay like this and was wondering how they got the letters to show.  The guy told me to buy one and figure it out for myself.   I didn't buy one of course. lol

When you do the spoon technique the letters wont show on the outside.  It'll just be a smooth silver ring.

given the size of your fingers, try for a silver DIME. It'll be cheaper to boot ;-)

Best places to look are, the pawn shop, numismatist shops(coin collectors) or one of those sleezy "we buy gold and silver" joints. A few months ago, you could still find "poor" grade coins for under $2. As a final try, check the coin sorter machines. They will kick out silver coins, along with foreign currency. And many people will just leave them, thinking they're not worth enough to trouble over.

Never fear. you have that nice ring mandrel. If it's a little small, you can always aneel, then stretch a few sizes.

You are DEAD RIGHT on softening copper. Many people don't realize, cause they only work the big and dirty metals, instead of small and shiny. When you shock-quench copper and copper alloys, it leaves them SOFTER not harder. Has to do with grain growths.

On a technical note, consider covering the punched surface with a touch of nail polish(it's just the one edge) or lacquering the whole thing. Many MANY people react  with the copper. It'll turn the ring and their fingers colors. Not so much a problem with the Nickle rings, or silver versions, but the modern cored coins, yes. Also fun fact that the US nickle is the only one of the normal circulating coins currently made that's still worth more as scrap than as a coin($0.05 vs $0.0500305). All silver us coins are worth many times their face value, in scrap.

Nice punch and die set! Never thought of using one with a PLASTIC cover! all mine have always been steel over steel. I guess that does aid in visual lineup of the piece to be punched!