The State of California, USA is polling Californians for their opinion on submitted designs for the State Quarter. I thought this might be of some interest to...
The State of California, USA is polling Californians for their opinion on submitted designs for the State Quarter. I thought this might be of some interest to...
The link below is for a nuministic museum in Köln, Germany, "Geldgeschichtliches." Check out the animated cupid hammering coins on the home page. :) Edwin ...
A pair of questions to the list: Is there an East Kingdom Moneyer's Guild and if so, does anyone have their contact info? Is there a web site for the...
I know of no East Kingdom Guild. "Wanna start one?" The IKMG has no web site, but I could host one I guess if I had a spare moment. (Not likely soon) The...
If you want help starting a guild I started one here in Meridies but it was griffyi's fault! Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*....
What is the most common coin/die size used amongst the moneyers here? I'm just getting started and I'm trying to decide what size die material to buy. The two...
Hi, Obviously the larger diam of coin the harder the striking blow needed so a tiny coin such as a medieval farthing (10mm) can be struck with a a light blow...
... The most common size coins minted in the SCA are 'penny' size, i.e. 3/4" diameter, the size of the larger Anglo-Saxon 'broad penny' types. That's ...
In a message dated 12/02/03 23:14:00 GMT Standard Time, ... Hi all In England Fine silver is rated at .950 not .999 and is the right quality of silver for...
... re-emergance >in 1551 for a few years so the General rule for English style coins is Fine >until 1279 then sterling after. I must confess to some...
The Term Sterling and its origins is really lost in the mists of time and whilst no-one knows definitively past theories include the word originateing from the...
Hmm... What is the advantage of using a 1" die for a 3/4" coin, as opposed to using a 3/4" die? It seems to me that it would be easier to get the coin...
Does anyone have a source for a Kerr ElectroMelt type furnace that doesn't cost $1000+ US? The only one I've found so far is one from RioGrande with their own...
1" die stock for 3/4" coin? the excess metal around the design helps to prevent die spread and cracking as the 3/4" inner gets progrssively work hardened...
I picked up an assortment of music wire / drill rod this weekend and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on "basic" punches that a beginner should...
Greetings all, I've seen two different "bases" to strike coins on and I was wondering if anyone had any pros & cons on them. The first was a large chunk of...
Well....Greetings Thumbsmashers, Ok since I do read every post,I have the greatest desire to walk and talk thru the Basics just for fun,and cover some of the...
... Hello Master Emmerich, Warmest greetings from Edwin, in Caid. What is the chance that you could put up a full series (i.e. "Talking through the Basics")...
... Thanks, I actually have the font already (grabbed it a week or two ago) but I hadn't realized the punches were under the punctuation. ... Well, I HAD a...
... That basically sounds like the type of 'anvil' or 'bolster' used in the west coast moneyers' guilds. The question is, "how large is 'large'?" As ...
... cracking as >the 3/4" inner gets progrssively work hardened whilst the rim remains virgin An interesting parallel is that dies for modern machine struck...
... If you're doing a lot of casting in general, an electric furnace would probably eventually be a worthwhile investment, but it's not necessary for SCA style...
... Spufford's quotation of a reference to subsidies paid by Richard I to the Count of Flanders in 1198 in 'denariorum estorlingorum' sounds pretty ...
Hi All, Well, I couldn't sleep, so I added the "punches" to the font and renamed it "Henricus 2". If you download this one, you will find that not only are...
English Hammered Coinage Volumes I & II. Volume I is ISBN 0907605346 if you have the 1993 copy. If you have an original English set like mine from 1963 there...
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