Well, four of us amateur moneyers got together last night to do our first coin run. I made one die and Ulric made the other. I didn't get a chance to speak...
... first >coin run... ... struck >coins - and I kept telling him that it was our first run and what we were >turning out wasn't bad under the circumstances. ...
... I'll second that sentiment. I had the fortune to handle some coins a good gentle (whos name I forget) had at Antir's May Crown. They realy made me feel...
... That could have been me. I set up a table for the Moneyers' Guild at An Tir May Crown in Chilliwack BC; since it was so lonely in the vast, mostly empty,...
That could have been me. I set up a table for the Moneyers' Guild at An Tir May Crown in Chilliwack BC; since it was so lonely in the vast, mostly empty, hall...
... OK, guys, looking at original period coins is a <good thing>, but what if you don't happen to run into me at an event in An Tir where you can look at coins...
Greets all! I'm trying to find some nice stock to make dies out of and the stuff is proving rather difficult to find. I did find a real hardware store (we...
... is >proving rather difficult to find. I did find a real hardware store (we are >overrun by home depots in these parts) and my hopes were high, but they...
... Ever seen a whorehouse token? I mean as long as we are talking communion tokens.... I have one from somewhere, where exactly will never be known, in my...
... More likely the Madam of the brothel making sure the customers pay up front. ... The only one in my own collection is a fairly commonly encountered one. ...
... Oh - that's too easy! :-) Thanx for the info, Schmett. The "1018 round bar cold finish" looks like it ought to work OK for die stock for most of what SCA...
... While like Ian, I prefer drill rod, you can use the plain galvanized steel rod from Home Despot & etc. You can also cut the heads off of Grade 5 or Grade...
Thank you all for the excellent advice, and especially that source link! I've still got a million questions as I am quite new to all this, so if you don't...
... rod, ... stores. ... getting ... ace-ified indeed! There are barely any of those around thanks to the big box stores! I was amazed to find even the Ace...
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:23:11 -0700 ... I believe I've seen those. Mine was cast with raised figures and much cruder. About five weeks ago I ran up on a huge...
... That's what we're here for. ... It should be in an annealed state when you buy it, but it's always a good idea to ask to make sure. ... I use 4" long...
... Are Billy and Charlie's a merchant at Pennsic, or something being sold there? (I associate the name with some famous English mid-19th century crude fakes...
I believe what the gentle is asking about is there another way to keep the dies aligned without resorting to a collar around the dies which could get stuck...
... If it is a question of the fixing the orientation of the designs on each side of the coin to each other, then, yes, the method is to place the dies face to...
Well it was the lateral alignment i was thinking of. I was thinking of some sort of cylindrical tube or something that would hold the bottom die and accept...
Hi Group There are a good number of surviving dies from England {Winchester Museum?) early Celtic 1 die pair in bronze Romano-British 1 Trussle in iron...
... Even the drill rod is sold in a soft state, and most any thing else will not harden if you try. ... That depends. When I was using a set of tongs to hold...
... There shouldn't be any technical difficulty with making the fit of the dies loose enough that they wouldn't jam in the sleeve. Even if your dies aren't...
A couple of points raised by previous posting I use dies both with and without sleeves the dies I use are based upon preriod die shapes ( so I use square...
... Take heed newbies reluctant to hand hold the dies! ... as was all art, illustration, and illumination in period ... If we're talking about the frequently...
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... Why not line them up with the inside angle of a piece of Angle Iron? If you get something trapped that way, well that is plainly pathetic. Should be easy...
Message: 1 ... You know I hope not to heat galvanized rod and breathe the fumes. Gives you a terrible headache. I haven't seen these down south. I think ours...
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