Minting my own Coins!

Good day to all,

I have decided to create my own coins, a 50 Cent Canadain coin.

The process is as follows:

First, I create a large design, and reduce it using a lazer printer and print it onto wax paper.
Second, I use a Iron to apply the printer toner to the surface of my coin.

Third, I create a solution: Mix 1 Tablespoon of salt in 1 Cup of water, and pour it into an aluminum can.

I use crocodile clips to hold the coin in the water, and using a 12 Volt battery I provide an electric current.

After a few minutes, here is the result:

Here is the original Design:

I have a coin undergoing processing right now, and I will post an update later.

Nice, but I'd rather call it etching than minting. 

Is that your own art as well?  Very impressive all around!

Idolenz

Nice, but I'd rather call it etching than minting. 

True.

I bet you could electroplate onto the coins as well.  Use a silver base and put copper on it, then wipe away the toner.  Or vice-versa.

Slipstreamed

I bet you could electroplate onto the coins as well.  Use a silver base and put copper on it, then wipe away the toner.  Or vice-versa.

Hello,

I am as of now tryuing to electrolate some coins.

On a website that I read it states that electroplating has a better result than acid.

Will ost an udate toady.

Don't forget to give your data as a Mint and Issuer! Enrich numista, it's called! Because you're in reality creating an Exonumia, aren't you😉

Sjoelund

Don't forget to give your data as a Mint and Issuer! Enrich numista, it's called! Because you're in reality creating an Exonumia, aren't you😉

Yes… maybe I should start a micronation! 😁

These ones turned out much better!

Boy did they!  They look terrific!

A shame they are behind reflecting material, I can't really enjoy them, but congratulations with your experience as an exonumia issuer.

Sjoelund

A shame they are behind reflecting material, I can't really enjoy them, but congratulations with your experience as an exonumia issuer.

Sorry for that… I will post a picture without it.

Thanks to the new issuer. Now we just need all the dimensions and whatever one needs to enter it into Numista?

Take care and enjoy

Cody404

Good day to all,

I have decided to create my own coins, a 50 Cent Canadain coin.

The process is as follows:

First, I create a large design, and reduce it using a lazer printer and print it onto wax paper.
Second, I use a Iron to apply the printer toner to the surface of my coin.

Third, I create a solution: Mix 1 Tablespoon of salt in 1 Cup of water, and pour it into an aluminum can.

I use crocodile clips to hold the coin in the water, and using a 12 Volt battery I provide an electric current.

After a few minutes, here is the result:

Here is the original Design:

I have a coin undergoing processing right now, and I will post an update later.

not going to lie ive dreamed of doing this. Though my plan has always involved using worn out silver coins as the base 

Waw! They turned out great! I have wanted to mint my own coins with my own design. I've tried hammering a ball of aluminum with a pattern, but that didn't work. Is there an easy way to hammer a design onto something to create a my own coin?

NN.Ben

Waw! They turned out great! I have wanted to mint my own coins with my own design. I've tried hammering a ball of aluminum with a pattern, but that didn't work. Is there an easy way to hammer a design onto something to create a my own coin?

I have tried to do that, but you have to heat the metal with a blowtorch and then hammer the design on it.

The problem is that you have to be careful that you hit the metal on center so all parts of the design are visible.