Here's another find

[militarynut]

This is a really old two shilling coin made into a ring dated 1894 WOW! (be sure to click on photo for larger view)check out my "SS" Honor rings @http://www.militarynut.com :001_rolleyes

[militarynut]

hi guys
is any one here on this ring forum intrested to make a comment good or bad on this beautifull early two shilling ring common guys give a guy a break thanks any one andy militarynut

[odal]

beautyful work. British?

[Justin]

I think its a British Coin, Sure one of the Older Gents:thumbup1: Would confurm that.

looks like a Nice Ring, Maybe some one got Board and churned this out on Tea Break?

[militarynut]

hi guys
thanks for your posts on this english two shilling coin ring these i believe were made for english soldiers probly ww1 maybe u.s soldiers also i really am guessing the coin is dated 1894 so to me it could have been made around ww1 period i have a few of these coin rings in my collection different dates mostly english/french coins were used thanks again guys best andy militarynut

[RaymondG]

Hi

It is indeed British and I have seen similar rings before. I am not sure how they made them, but they are rather clever.

Sometimes the date would have a significance to the owner, I am sure.

Obviously they were not sanctioned as it is against the law to deface the crown, so I guess a local jeweler made them, or even a metal worker.

A very nice piece, Andy

Raymond

[odal]

Isaw a lot of "coin-rings" too. I think the most are souveniers from the country where the coin comes from. A lot of nice work is there around.
You should make a big collection of those rings.
Very interesting - i like them:thumbup:

[militarynut]

hi members
thank you for your intrest and mostly for your posts on these english coin rings raymond you mentioned that its against the english law to deface the crown would these rings in england cause you troubleas a collector if you own them as a collectors item i know here in america same law exists but it still goes on and if its done just one on one nobody seems to pay attention here best andy militarynut

[Justin]

Raymond is Correct about Defacing Coins Etc, However i would not see this as a Big proplem. Regarding collecting these Rings

[RaymondG]

hi members
thank you for your intrest and mostly for your posts on these english coin rings raymond you mentioned that its against the english law to deface the crown would these rings in england cause you troubleas a collector if you own them as a collectors item i know here in america same law exists but it still goes on and if its done just one on one nobody seems to pay attention here best andy militarynut

Hi Andy

No, it would not present a problem at all. At visitors centres you find machines that convert pennies into souvenirs of the place you visit. So, I am sure it is an archiac law that harks back to the days of 'clipping' when people would clip a bit off silver coins to defraud the Crown and effectively devaluing the coin.

Raymond

[militarynut]

hi members/raymond
many thanks for all your post on this nice piece of soldiers art english coin ring i have another one home in pennsylvania in my collection ill call them broter n sister thanks andy

[Greg Sebring]

My dad made this Two Shilling ring. He said several of his buddies made them to pass the time of day. He said you would pinch a coin between your thumb and index finger and strike it hard against something solid. You would rotate a bit between each strike and keep rolling the edge over till it got to the width you wanted. The center was then drilled or filed out to your size.

Unrelated to the Two Shilling ring,... dad brought this ladies bracelet home to his Sweetie made of old 3 Pence coins.

Greg

[militarynut]

hi greg
thanks for showing your dads shilling ring wow thats great to find out how these soldiers made these coin rings great part of history god bless your dad and all our brave soldiers who served in ww2 the great generation thanks andy militarynut

[Eamonn]

as its valentines day :001_wub: here i thought i would show you some ww1 sweetheart rings made of pennies , apparently they were struck in the middle of the coin an turned inside out must have taking ages to do.:scared:

[Greg Sebring]

Thanks Andy for the kind remarks. I tell dad quite often when I talk to him about the comments I receive on posts about him.

Eamonn,

Those are quite interesting too. I find it amazing how resourceful a young mind can be when faced with a challenge. I often said when I was a State Police Sergeant that I could lock three Troopers in a room with a steel ball bearing and come back in 15 minutes and they would have taken it apart.
Your rings are neat and to have so many of them. Do you think the same person made all of them?

Greg

[Gaspare]

I'd love to see complete start to finish on one of these things. even though I've seen photos I still can't figure it out. All thats needed is a spoon some say:001_huh:
http://www.trenchart.org/FingerRing.htm


On multiples,, I've heard that soldiers that had the talent,,and had the time and materials would make as many as they could and stash them in their backpacks.
When the occasion / opportunity presented itself these savvy soldiers always had some on hand trading stock.

[Mikee]

These type coin rings are popular and made all the time and a lot of fun to make. You need patience, time and an even taping around the rim of the coin with a small hammer is all it takes. When you achieve the size you want and with what you want to see of the coin on the inside, take out the center. If you want to see one being made, go to you tube. Thanks.