I Make Rings From Coins. Here's How I Do It.

Coins and what they look like after being made into rings

This is a 103-year old sterling silver British florin coin

First step is to punch a hole in the middle of the coin

I use a special tool to remove sharp edges from the punched hole

I heat the coin several times during the process to keep the silver workable

A metal cone is pressed into the hole in the coin to start to form the ring

The splines on this ring-stretcher machine expand when the handle is pushed

After the ring-stretcher the ring is nearly the right shape

The wide side of the ring is compressed in a die to even it up

I soak the ring in a liver of sulfur solution to create a patina on the ring

The patina helps the details stand out. I remove most of it with a buffer block

The finished ring