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Expanded coin making
Arbalist:
--- Quote from: awemawson on February 16, 2016, 05:25:35 AM ---
(Coinage Act 1971 makes it a criminal offence)
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Apparently not. This page says it was repealed in its entirety in 1981:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongated_coin#Legality
They refer to this page.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgery_and_Counterfeiting_Act_1981
awemawson:
Spoilsport :clap:
.... but imagine the YouTube video of his execution on Tower Hill - now that WOULD go viral :)
NormanV:
I remember the time that I wanted some "Penny Washers". I found that they were 3p each, so I drilled some 2p coins and saved money!
raynerd:
--- Quote from: RobWilson on February 16, 2016, 06:21:19 AM ---I just knew that was coming :coffee:
Rob
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Yes, was hoping that it wouldn't come up on this forum but yes, "In the UK, the Coinage Offences Act 1936 prohibited the defacement of any current coins. This was repealed in its entirety by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, thus removing the prohibition on coin defacement."
--- Quote from: awemawson on February 16, 2016, 07:32:43 AM ---Spoilsport :clap:
.... but imagine the YouTube video of his execution on Tower Hill - now that WOULD go viral :)
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Thanks. :-/
BillTodd, interesting suggestion, I think you would struggle getting a grip on such a small rim around the coin shell.
What would happen if it was tapped/hammered gently onto gradually increasing Mandrels so it sat on the end of each one like a cap. It would need tapping off and then moving to the next one. Or would it cause too much stress to the rim and rip it rather than stretch the material on the top/face of the coin.
Another thing, what about approaching it the other way. Could it be flattened I.e hammered, rolled or somehow increased in diameter and then bored and hollowed?
BillTodd:
--- Quote ---I think you would struggle getting a grip on such a small rim around the coin shell.
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It doesn't grip on the rim it grips on the inside face . If you tried to expand the coin using just the rim it would certainly tear off.
--- Quote ---Another thing, what about approaching it the other way. Could it be flattened I.e hammered, rolled or somehow increased in diameter and then bored and hollowed?
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You could probably stretch it by doming it with a ball-pein hammer and a leather sand-bag , it might expand a bit when press flat again ???
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