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704471 No.704471 [Reply] [Original]

I wanted to make my girlfriend a silver ring. I've reading that you can make them out of a silver quarter. Is that the easiest way to go about doing this?

Or should I buy scrap silver, solder, and weld it together? Sounds a lot more expensive than hammering and filing a quarter.

Anyone have experience with this? I've never done this before.

>> No.704477

>>704471
Silver quarters are very hard to find. Look for quarters minted prior to 1964. A Troy ounce of silver is ~$20. I'd go that route instead of the quarters.

>> No.704479

>>704477
And I can get a troy ounce in a sheet?

>> No.704482

>>704479
Troy ounces of silver are often sold as a small stamped bar.
Jewellers get it it in a ton of different shapes but they usually have more tools to do what they want with it.
Try Rio Grande Jewelry

>> No.704497

>>704479
You can get it in coins like your original idea.

>> No.704513

>>704471
if you want to get a coin for this kind of stuff, call around to coin shops and ask if they have any "junk" silver quarters.

In this use, the term "junk" means circulated/worn or otherwise damaged.
There is no markup on these coins, they are sold by metal weight minus the shop's spread.
They don't come in a cute plastic case either. At the shop near me, they keep all their junk silver coins sorted in 5-gallon buckets.

Even coin shops that don't deal in bullion may have a few on hand. Pawn shops might have some too.

>> No.704516

>>704513
This guy knows his stuff.

>> No.704518

>>704513
>call around to coin shops and ask if they have any "junk" silver quarters.

Anon is correct. These are mostly silver. This instructable has the general process.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-silver-ring-for-25-cents/

This one shows a much faster way of doing the same thing.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Sweetheart-Nickel-RingPendant/

*Note, this second one is using a nickel. Don't use a nickel, it's not silver. It's nickel and copper. The process works the same for a silver coin.
*Note, this second one is by MrBalleng who is the king of improvised equipment jewelry. Check his other instructables too.