Five Easy Ways to Make EPIC Coins at Home!

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Title	:	Five Easy Ways to Make EPIC Coins at Home!
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For that last, cast coin, it is extremely satisfying to realize youve remade a toy from my childhood: a metal foundry I wish i still had it, that was a cool toy :)
Comment from : B

Minesweeper@50 mauritian rupees#me
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Minesweeper@nieces & nephews
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What’s that enticing cup of purple?
Comment from : Trash Tube

Oh man I went to check out that laser and I expected it to be like 3 grand…it’s on sale for about $800 now! Sweeeeeet! This may be my first piece of tech for this hobby
Comment from : Trash Tube

Aluminum, kinda, expensive material, if we are talking about medieval times, because in nature it almost doesn't exist in pure form, and it needs to be gained (mb someone doesn't know this) (know-it-all)
Comment from : Artem Popkov

So I need to make tiney coins would a saudering iron work to melt the metal? So I can melt it into the tiney molds?
Comment from : Cierra Waggoner

For the clay method, you can also carve out the side of a potato for a stamp For people extra hurt on cash Actually did this as a kid for play money
Comment from : Joshua Dixon

Quick note: since normal washers are zinc coated, you don't want the fumes from the sublimated zinc to get on your laser's lense (it kills lenses quick)
Comment from : Justin

Minesweeper@black market
Comment from : Eliette Dada

just a notebe sure to do the laser engraving in a well-ventilated area or avoid the use of galvanized washers Zinc fumes are toxic and extended exposure can give you all sorts of problems
Comment from : jeff gedney

Minesweeper@hallooween
Comment from : Eliette Dada

You made 1 mistake, actually Money itself has no actual value unless it is made of metal like copper, silver, or gold It is a token, a promise, of actual value We only use it because it's easy to transport and trade with Carrying one paper hundred dollar bill is easier than carrying 100 silver 1 dollar coins
Comment from : Bill Lyell

Make 1 sided coins and double your productivity
Comment from : Paul Ridgeway

158F you say? Hmmm, what bismuth alloy melts at that temperaturebrLets seebrOh, Wood's metal Full of Bismuth, Lead, and that micronutrient Cadmium
Comment from : ryelor123

Grade 5 bolts are kind of strong but grade 8 would've given you more durability
Comment from : ryelor123

Harbored freight hydraulic press
Comment from : Daniel Roble

for some laser marking with your diode laser, you can use molybdenum disuplhide aka Cermark the really expensive lasermarking spray Cermark is a mix of Moly disulfide, clay slip, and very fine glass powder The clay acts as an energy absorber so the glass will melt and bind to the metal Molybdenum disuplhide is dry lube, use the highest concentration of molybdenum disuplhide you can get for a darker mark
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Minesweeper@princess leonor of spain
Comment from : Eliette Dada

So it's been 5 months since I commented last, and the candle soot thing inspired this little tidbit of lorebrbrThe Black Toll is a technique used by True Shadows of Avalon to designate and positively identify key targets for assassination or spying without needing a briefing from The House of Shadows It is primarily used to message other True Shadows in the field for assistance non-verbally The system works via a blackened steel coin with red highlights On one side is a mausoleum, and on the other is the crest of the Royal family The agent plants the coin either on someone's person, or in a location of interest The side of the coin that is more red indicates which operation should be carried out The mausoleum means an assassination, and the crest means reconnaissance and spycraft Once the Black Toll is payed and the job finished, the coin is re-blackened with candle soot until the next jobbrbrI hope y'all enjoy it!
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Minesweeper@1/4 lys & 1/8 Lys
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Minesweeper@1/2 lys
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Minesweeper@isla mauritia
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Minesweeper@ECU
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Minesweeper@touni minuit
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Minesweeper@my wife
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Minesweeper
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A material to consider for stamping coins could be copper pipe caps You can usually get the common 1/2 and 3/4 inch sizes for about $050-$075/ea Being copper and therefore relatively soft, they'll take readily to stamping, and the lip of the cap can help index one face of the dies
Comment from : Golden Brisket

Minesweeper@Rage arts
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Minesweeper@tekken
Comment from : Eliette Dada

Very cool 😀
Comment from : Jenn Glow

Historically, a lot of coins had the holes in them, as it was another way to string the coins together so your washers are cool and historical brbrI’m also american, but look at old chinese and denmark coinage for some examples
Comment from : Thom Phan

Nice tutorial, but I really want to know where you got that sweet sweater!
Comment from : Bridget B

So where do I store all these hammers?brbrA bigger hammer
Comment from : Hannah Wells

Don't forget countries like Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Romania, and other that experienced runaway hyperinflation reverted to weighing out gold as a method of payment for things as mundane as weekly groceries "That only happens to banana republics!" some say but look at the Weimar Republic (German 1920s) and look at the US Debt situation
Comment from : jvin248

Thanks for the video, but you are so overexaggerated presenting the stuff
Comment from : Buddy Donk

Cast tin (pewter) for a duller finish or Zamak (zinc alloy) for a bright finish
Comment from : Daniel Bresien

This was a cool video and you were very entertaining to watch Thanks I wasn't even intertested in this subject matter but you were fun to watch
Comment from : James Rizza

Wow definitely subscribing new channel???
Comment from : Nathan W

I'm so upset that I'm now gonna sit around for a week dremeling bolts
Comment from : Coal Creek Defense

Have you heard of Yap Island of Micronesia, that used large (up to 4 meters wide) stone wheels for currency?
Comment from : Perry W Moore

just a pro tip there are custom commemorative coin websites where you can have custom coins minted on demand
Comment from : James Hanvey

copper round bar cut into disks with a band saw and engraved with a dremel
Comment from : crazygamerkasten

You can totally get a 3d effect with the laser, just turn down the power and go over multiple times
Comment from : Minor League Gaming

If you hold your die so it doesn't fly away as you hit it it will transfer the back side impression better instead of it bouncing all the energy away from the coin
Comment from : DreadNought Gaming(DNG)

I think that the coin press may have been a physics problem--more of the force going onto the face rather than the back
Comment from : Katherine Hartner

Dude I came here to see how to make coins and all I can look at is your sweater Where did you get it? its really bloody cool!
Comment from : Nicholas Lombardo

I use a glowforge to make DnD currency for friends at the current moment we have Dwarven currency which is rune based and dragonfolk currency but never thought about using washers though that's actually a great idea
Comment from : AetherPirate1

Great video!❤
Comment from : Warghoul

I work a CNC machine for a job On my breaks I use silver I use from deplating silverware to make my own silver items M&g code is super easy to learn
Comment from : Neal Maxwell

Giniper, like gin and juniper combined
Comment from : We are Groot

you totally need an arbor press Saves beating your table to death and your arm An added plus, is you can do some really cool stuff with leather presses also
Comment from : Franklin Haynes

How could you scale up the bismuth method?
Comment from : Steven Philpott

WHY do I want to do this! LOL I'm struggling to have any reason to do so but I still want to make some coins We shall see
Comment from : Javaman92

Just discovered your channel for the first time, definitely enjoyingbrIs that Empress 1908 you're drinking?brI was like "wait I have a bottle of that!"
Comment from : ISZ Audio

On the direct etching, if you reverse the polarity, IE negative to the coin blank and positive to the other metal, it will consume the other metal and transfer it to the coin blank though this is a longer process and you have to use the bath method instead of the cotton pad method you can potentially do thousands of coins at a time It all depends on how big of a "tub" you have to do this inbrAlso, a better way to do the hammer and anvil method is to use a guillotine coin press You have one side of the coin negative on the anvil part, and the other is attached to the guillotine hammer head part You crank the handle you raise the hammer, place the coin blank on the anvil part, pull the release handle, and let gravity do its job Takes 30 seconds or less per coin
Comment from : Sean Gere

What is the purple drink you have?? These coins are really cool too!
Comment from : Léa Thorns

to the problem of the stamps on the back not being clear, i think it could be caused by the cut off end of the bolt, if not cut perfectly sraight it will make contact with the piece of steel with only part of the cut off surface, so you could check if it sits perfectly on the steel plate :D (sorry if its not writen propperly)
Comment from : Asatru Odinson

I've went down this rabbit hole myself and these options are good if you want just a pile of coins, but none of them will suffice if you actually want to used them as a game currency in say DnD It's going to be prohibitively expensive and impractical to make and handle a hundred+ of these Also: Metals that are easy to melt will almost certainly not be save to handle extensively IIRC you could use very pure tin but that's gone up in price ridiculously Washers are gonna be pretty pricey too if you need a few hundred coinsbrbrBest solution I've found to make a LOT of coins on the cheap Is polymer clay Roll it out can cut it - either into geometrical patterns using a knife and ruler or using cookie cutters If you keep them relatively small (<1 cm) and not particularly thick they end up costing like a penny per piece and you can concievably more or less realistically handle an average player's hoard You can't really make good imprints on them I've always had it stick to my stamp But fimo comes in all the typical coin colors: gold, silver, copper, silver + white makes platinum, silver + gold makes electrum And if you take those mixtures and form them into tiny coin pouches you have a thematic way to represent multiples of those coins (say 50 which equals a weight unit) It's still gonna take many, many hours to form enough for a party of four but it requires no expensive materials or tools and actually looks pretty sweet
Comment from : Kempeth

A note to anyone who wants to try melting heavy metals on the stove: DO NOT use any pot or pan you plan on using for food because you will poison yourself
Comment from : Kanudelgruber

Just a trick from someone using a 40watt laser- you can use permanent marker pen and set your laser to lowest so you get a sketch just to see how it works out and your positioningbrbrAnd placement jigs help depending on work stylebrbrI am finding it odd that blackening metal makes a difference, altough i worked with just really stronger ablative lasing with a UV laser and there wasn t any loss of power or quality even on like mirror finish silver (super high reflection)
Comment from : Wolfpaws

Add a collar around bolt shaft to curb recoil and double stamp/ strike
Comment from : Steve Hartley

For the second process, maybe an arbor press would be easier instead of a hammer
Comment from : everydaycommuter

The Knock outs from electric boxes would work great There is also different sizes
Comment from : everydaycommuter

call them tokens or silver rounds instead of coins otherwise law endorsement might think they have to get involved
Comment from : concerned citizen 1

I wanna make a coin currency for my larp
Comment from : Suyeon

Tons of historic coins, especially from Asia, have holes in them Most historic Chinese coins have a hole, for example This makes it easy to tie them together No more loose coins falling through the hole in your pocket This is why coins with holes are superior
Comment from : FrogsForBreakfast

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Comment from : call me birdie

Even though I don't really need to make coins for my campaign, I loved just watching this video You have a great personality
Comment from : David Bennett

Sir, I have to ask, WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING? It looks so cool!
Comment from : evilkittygurl

Badass
Comment from : coolnegative

PSA: The stovetop thing, ideally do it outside or have your windows open There could be some toxic fumes
Comment from : Sam Sibbens

So cool! reminds me of my college summer job in the '90s at the University of KY in the mechanical engineering department's rapid prototyping labs, mostly vacuum-casting plastic pieces w/silicone molds
Comment from : deathocats

Informative AND HumerousbrGood combination
Comment from : John Terrell

Is it me, or one side of that coin is much more blurry than the other? (on the laser engraver)
Comment from : DEVstory

nice just make the sandwich and watch the tv; let the laser works
Comment from : fajar alayubi

Bismuth is a weird outlier in the world of heavy metals, because it has incredibly low toxicity That being said, I'd still use a respirator when melting it and doing so in a well-ventilated area
Comment from : Saavik256

I'd go with a 1 ton arbor press instead of a hammer strike Nice coinage though!
Comment from : ollininvincible

Wait, the title says "easy"
Comment from : Sir Hamalot

This is my first time on this channel, does he always get drunk in the process of storytelling? It's weird, but funny;
Comment from : Ekzo Satan

Hey your drinking Canadian Gin!! Drop some lemon juice in and watch what happens!!
Comment from : John

You can also make a mold and use resin or you can resin 3D print it the coins
Comment from : HydroBossMax211

For making the dye fron the bolt You could probably get a crisper image with a deeper dye Maybe try grinding down the Inset with a dremel
Comment from : Rachel Manning

Have you thought of using an old scissor jack from an old car or junkyard to add pressure to mint your coin?
Comment from : Alan Walkowiak

Your coin impressioning using a hammer would work if you were to use a larger weight There's a gentleman online who makes coins and medallions He goes to different faires He is a little high on the price, but for what he does, it's somewhat justifiable
Comment from : James SRPWOC

the bolt that you are using for the die is not solid so there is more pressure in the center, so that the outside (the hilts of the swords) recieves less pressure than the center yes bad place to strike the coins, if you can get and use a anvil (on the floor) would work better i want to see u try it again with a better die and strike
Comment from : DR Fail

For the hammer method, why not add a nut so that the whole thing won’t bounce out? Might transfer more of the force into the blank
Comment from : Eliot Hochberg

Another method that would work nicely is a rack & pinion press from Harbor Freight You can get one for less than 200 that provides over a ton of force, they're easy as hell to use, and you could modify your bolts to be tools for the press itself (edit: it's also known as an arbor press, and there's one by Klutch that's 2 tons of continuous force for like 230 bucks)
Comment from : Shadowlore Dragonkin

How did it work switching out the stamps and putting the skull on the bottom and the swords on the topp end catching the initial force?
Comment from : BohemianGoth

So where do you get the bismuth bars?
Comment from : OutlandStation

I like the idea of using washers since I'd want to put a string through and have my money tied to my person under my clothesbrYou made these look so easy
Comment from : Dee Dubs