Very cool to watch you do this. I had a guy in East Tennessee do a couple of coins for me. He cut 2 wrenches crossing each other into each coin. Thats been 10 plus years ago and i still have them. He did a great job
sorry the blade i started with was a 1/0 then i moved to a 2 and now i'm using a 4/0. these are S/E brand piercing saw blades that came with my German style jewelers saw in a set. Are piercing saw blades not what should be used.. i've looked online and it says they are for jewelers saw.
How are you getting such tight turns with a blade that deep? I cut quarters with a 6/0 and cannot turn right angles the way you do. Excellent work. I would love to see you cut the Connecticut quarter with the Charter oak tree, I've been struggling with that one and would love to see you in action.
as a coin collector who just recently started my mercury dime collection, it pains me to see a 1941 P go to waste. But good handy work with the saw; very accurate.
First of all the coin that is being cut is a 1943 mercury dime and not the 1941. The 1941 was only used to show a dime sitting on the vise grip clamp at the beginning of the video. And I am very curious as to how you discerned that the 1941 dime was a "plain" when the mint marks are on the reverse side of a mercury dime.(and by the way there is no such thing as a "P" mint mark on a mercury dime, dimes minted at the Philadelphia mint have no mint marks hence the word "plain") But whether it is a 1941 or a 1943 mercury dime with any mint mark it will never be a numismatic valued coin unless it is a 1941 Doubled Die Obv or a 1941D Doubled Die Obv or a 1941S Doubled Die Rev and then only highly valued if it grades MS-65 or above. Now a 1942/41D mercury dime is a different animal, if you can find one of them you got yourself something. Or better yet a 1942/41 mercury dime which is valued even higher. As far as your comment "it pains me to see a 1941 P go to waste" I do not consider it a waste to transform something that is worth about $2.00 to $3.00 into something I sell for around $30.00. On Oct-11 a 1941 Plain Mercury Head Dime in Very Nice uncirculated TONED Condition sold for $2.09 with 4 bids on ebay.
yes it is real time, in fact when in my prime (25 years or so ago) I could cut an average of 20 of those an hour over a five hour period ( not including drilling). But that was when I was cutting piece work for a company that was selling cut coin jewelry in the parks at Disney World and I was cutting several hundred of them each week for them.
I have jewelers piercing saw blades. Sizes 1/0, , 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 1 and 2. I started with 1/0 kept breaking them and now have a 2 on. Any other suggestions?
I've watched this video way to many times trying to figure out the clamp...then my wife suggested I just ask...how did you make this clamp to quickly release and unreleased the coin?!?!
When turning the blade you should be stroking faster than you are turning it. almost like running in place so to speak and keep the saw at the same angle all the way through the turn
This video was pretty kool and the coin looked awesome after it was cut I just would have had a hard time cutting that coin in particular because its one of my favs niice job though 👍
Your a Pro ...May i pick your brain sir? What is the oil used for?... Noticed in this vid none was applied..When you were cutting coins as piecework..were you doing them by hand, or to yield more..using a table bandsaw? I noticed you cut out the "IN GOD WE TRUST" on this particular coin here!.. Can i guy leave a sliver on each side of in to save that part of the it?.. and cut around it. Reason i ask these things is your the best on here, and there's no sense me asking someone else whom is still in the learning phase..although it is a learning process, as you go like anything else! sorry about so many questions, but ive always been impatient to get to the final product, with professional results! Any info would be much abliged!!
Actually Legendary Cactus"s terminology is correct. Smelting is the very basic and important process of removing other metals to obtain the pure form, in this case silver. Our old silver coinage was only 90% silver mixed with another alloy, smelting is used to remove those other alloys, And to answer the question, Yes I send all my precious metal scrap to a smelter and convert it to cash.
Legendary Cactus they are only worth a lot in bulk, only one is a few dollars. people mostly buy old silver coins to melt down or to sell to collectors.
what am i doing wrong.. i'm trying to saw a gold color united states Millard Fillmore Liberty dollar and my jewelers saw keeps snaging and breaking. i've got part of it but it is taking a really long time. I started it yesterday and broke 5 0/1 blades.. i switched to a 2 and its still snagging and i'm worried that i'm gonna snap it. can you please email me a response. knight16a1@gmail.com I don't know what i'm doing wrong.
John, I do not know what a 0/1 blade is, but if you mean a #1 (51 Teeth per Inch) and then switched to a #2 (42 Teeth per Inch) blade then you are using blades with teeth similar to a hacksaw blade.It is no wonder they are snagging and breaking on you. The blade used to cut the dime in the video is a 5/0 blade (71 Teeth per Inch) which is what I predominately use on my coins. I recommend that beginners cutting a tough material start out with a 3/0 blade (61 Teeth per Inch) you should experience less snagging . But keep in mind no matter what size blade you use you are going to break many of them when starting out, but at least the smaller blade will let you maintain a smoother stroke especially if you keep the blade well lubricated. If you are serious about learning how to cut coins, you may want to consider purchasing my video VOLUME ONEINTRODUCTION TO MAKING CUT COIN JEWELRY available in the instructional video section on my website coincutter.net It is narrated and will go into details of techniques that may help reduce your blade breakage in the beginning. thanks
Ok , I know as a fact, this is expert craftmanship, It is very difficult to hand cut coins , but I think the secret to blade life and breakage issues is that you “aniel” heat with propane touch and quench in water, to hot will mess up coin, so don’t go cherry red , imo
I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 40 YEARS TO GET ONE. It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant some people can be regarding the topics to which they comment on.
Your definition of destroy is different then mine. Anytime I can take an object that is worth less than $2.00 and turn it into something that consistently sells for $30.00 I have a hard time saying I have destroyed it
Take a good look at this video this gentleman or whatever this is has no concept of money they just destroy it and what makes him think that he earns the right to destroy American currency in fact did you know that is it federal law to deface any USD dollar or coin so when you start getting investigated that's your problem good luck to you dummy
Actually you are the DUMMY, you should research before you make a statement like this Back when Defacing Laws were introduced…The World was on the Gold Standard. This meant that the World Currencies had values based on Precious Metal Weight. Hence, a $20.00 Gold Piece had $20.’s worth of gold in it and a value of $20. Now some people trying to stretch their dollars… Shaved gold off the edges and proceeded to spend $17. or $18. as $20. In Order to prevent this the Governments basically did 2 things: --------------------------- 1.)They decided to give every coin made using a precious metal, a “Reeded Edge” that’s why pennies and nickels don’t have the same edge as quarters,etc. as they were never made from precious metals. --------------------------- 2.)They enacted Defacing Laws Such as: U.S.code Title 18, Chapter 17, Section 331 Which Prohibits among other things, the fraudulent alteration and mutilation of coins. This statute Does Not, however, Prohibit the mutilation of coins IF DONE WITHOUT FRAUDULENT INTENT, or if the coins are not used fraudulently.
I think he has a better concept of money than you this silver coin is out of circulation in the United States it has been circulating so it has no collected value outside of the silver content by what he's doing he's making an art piece a piece of jewelry he can sell for maybe 25 $30 far more than what the coin was worth which was about $3 who's the fool here
It is only illegalto deface money with the intent to fraud the government like defacing a one dollar bill and turning it into a hundred. Do your research before you post. You'll look less ignorant.
i would like to see how you use and modified the needle nose vise grip clamp you are using
Thanks for sharing. I love to see things turn into works of art. great job!
Coincutter what's the name of the saw you used? also they are 3 kinds of 5/0 blades so not sure the exact one you are using.
Beautiful work. You make it look so easy. But then again, that's what an expert does. Thanks for the video.
What was the hardest coin you had to cut out and have you ever cut out the reverse of a Canadian half dollar ?
Very cool to watch you do this. I had a guy in East Tennessee do a couple of coins for me. He cut 2 wrenches crossing each other into each coin. Thats been 10 plus years ago and i still have them. He did a great job
how do you drill your holes? I tried with a dremel and a .3mm bit but it pushed back into the chuck
Your skill with the Saw is amazing ...fantastic work !
wich tole did you use for the cuting part
hay john im ready to start this what are the best size to start off with and where do i get the blades god bless
Nice, is your vice grip attatched to a foot peddle, because you open and close it so fast.
thanks for shareing,
great stuff I am a cutter myself but not happy with the blades I use where do you get yours from please, UK based
i've been using bees wax as a lubricant. Is there something else that i can use that isn't too costly?
what type of hand saw too.... my coping saw blades are way to big, you barely put a hole in the coin to fit your blade to start your cut
These comments come in bursts months apart. You can tell that CZcams buries this video then pulls it back and forth like a rubber band.
The sawblade you use,is that a special type of blade,or just hardened steel.It is doing a very nice job!
Will you be posting any new videos on youtube ?
nice cut! nice jig as well!~
how's the machanism of the jig?
sorry the blade i started with was a 1/0 then i moved to a 2 and now i'm using a 4/0. these are S/E brand piercing saw blades that came with my German style jewelers saw in a set. Are piercing saw blades not what should be used.. i've looked online and it says they are for jewelers saw.
How are you getting such tight turns with a blade that deep? I cut quarters with a 6/0 and cannot turn right angles the way you do. Excellent work. I would love to see you cut the Connecticut quarter with the Charter oak tree, I've been struggling with that one and would love to see you in action.
Oh very nice. Good cutting.
Hi is that Spiral Scroll Saw Blade
as a coin collector who just recently started my mercury dime collection, it pains me to see a 1941 P go to waste. But good handy work with the saw; very accurate.
First of all the coin that is being cut is a 1943 mercury dime and not the 1941.
The 1941 was only used to show a dime sitting on the vise grip clamp at the beginning of the video.
And I am very curious as to how you discerned that the 1941 dime was a "plain" when the mint marks are on the reverse side of a mercury dime.(and by the way there is no such thing as a "P" mint mark on a mercury dime, dimes minted at the Philadelphia mint have no mint marks hence the word "plain")
But whether it is a 1941 or a 1943 mercury dime with any mint mark it will never be a numismatic valued coin unless it is a 1941 Doubled Die Obv or a 1941D Doubled Die Obv or a 1941S Doubled Die Rev and then only highly valued if it grades MS-65 or above.
Now a 1942/41D mercury dime is a different animal, if you can find one of them you got yourself something.
Or better yet a 1942/41 mercury dime which is valued even higher.
As far as your comment "it pains me to see a 1941 P go to waste" I do not consider it a waste to transform something that is worth about $2.00 to $3.00 into something I sell for around $30.00.
On Oct-11 a 1941 Plain Mercury Head Dime in Very Nice uncirculated TONED Condition
sold for $2.09 with 4 bids on ebay.
Burn
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Nebur Nynhs same
BOOM! You got roasted hahahaahaha
Thats good stuff mate
Hi Did you glue leather pads on the inside of those vice grips and how are you attaching that to your bench to hold the coin and release it so easily?
Yes leather pads are glued to the jaws of the vice grip and the vice grip is mounted to a piece of aluminum angle that is screwed to the workbench
May be s stupid question but was that "real time cutting" or was the video speeded up? I was just wondering if you really cut that out in 6 minutes?
yes it is real time, in fact when in my prime (25 years or so ago) I could cut an average of 20 of those an hour over a five hour period ( not including drilling). But that was when I was cutting piece work for a company that was selling cut coin jewelry in the parks at Disney World and I was cutting several hundred of them each week for them.
be sure and check out my website @ coincutter.net
Amazing bro
I have jewelers piercing saw blades. Sizes 1/0, , 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 1 and 2. I started with 1/0 kept breaking them and now have a 2 on. Any other suggestions?
John wheeler Please read my reply to your last message
just a quick question, what tool are you using to cut it?
Kiwi jewlers saw
Do you have a video showing how you mounted your vise grips better? I thought I seen it once but I can't find it again.
czcams.com/video/lVdM78mTSgY/video.html
Thanks
Where did you get the coping saw from and what size blades do you use? thanks
www.fdjtool.com/ is a jewelers supply outlet and the blades I used on the dime is size 5/0
What kinda saw is that
I've watched this video way to many times trying to figure out the clamp...then my wife suggested I just ask...how did you make this clamp to quickly release and unreleased the coin?!?!
czcams.com/video/lVdM78mTSgY/video.html
Those are "vise grip" pliers, probably the pliers are held in a vise or mounted to a table or some sturdy base.
Where do you buy a small jeweler's hacksaw? Home Depot? Michael's?
Amazon
Such beautiful craftsmanship, If you don't mind, how do you release the pliers so fast while making your cuts?
Foot control I reckon, I use a foot operated clamp for cutting jump rings two opposing v grooves, the top one clamps down using a stirrup
Could you show your clamp setup?? and foot setup Thanks
I would like to ask the cutter what size blade and what make. He make it look like cutting butter.
Pike Jeweler's Saw Blades #5/0
Every time I go around a corner my blade breaks...it's tensioned enough. Is it just cheap blades?
When turning the blade you should be stroking faster than you are turning it. almost like running in place so to speak and keep the saw at the same angle all the way through the turn
What size saw frame do you use???
You make it look so easy...which I am sure it isn't. That and your arms must be made out of steel. WOW. Beautiful work.
Thanks
Good skill Mr coincutter ..
This video was pretty kool and the coin looked awesome after it was cut I just would have had a hard time cutting that coin in particular because its one of my favs niice job though 👍
I m speeches....
What kind of saw are you using and where can I get one from??
www.fdjtool.com/ it is a jewelers saw
Your a Pro ...May i pick your brain sir? What is the oil used for?... Noticed in this vid none was applied..When you were cutting coins as piecework..were you doing them by hand, or to yield more..using a table bandsaw? I noticed you cut out the "IN GOD WE TRUST" on this particular coin here!.. Can i guy leave a sliver on each side of in to save that part of the it?.. and cut around it. Reason i ask these things is your the best on here, and there's no sense me asking someone else whom is still in the learning phase..although it is a learning process, as you go like anything else! sorry about so many questions, but ive always been impatient to get to the final product, with professional results! Any info would be much abliged!!
Bonjours, quel type de lames utilisez vous?
Merci
Ce sont des lames de scie pour une scie à bijoux, j'utilise différentes marques et tailles en fonction de la pièce que je découpe
Hey man what type of blade saw are you using? that looks smaller than anything I can find............
+BuhbaGames www.fdjtool.com/ is a jewelers supply outlet and the blades I used on the dime is size 5/0
+COINCUTTER thanx
COINCUTTER do you make those to sell or just for fun because they are very nice
LAM NHAN DANG ONG
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what are you using to hold the coin
Pliers
piglet2922 ....needlenose visegrips with carpet glued on it
Hello which blades do you use?
Pike Jeweler's Saw Blades #5/0
How did you drill the hole? Size wise
Drill size is #72
That's looks great bet you have plenty of practice you make it looks easy but I bet it's not.
How the hell did he put the saw inside a coin?
He probably took apart the saw, put the blade part of it into the hole of the coin, and put the saw back together
or sell
l have more than 50 cut coins,incl. the 4 oz. Panama 20B. and other complicate and beautiful cut coins
did u do em and with what tools
Is that a spiral blade?
No.
They are jeweler saw blades
Try it with an expired peso
did you smelt the remaining silver?
Don't you mean melt down?
This isn't minecraft you know...
Actually Legendary Cactus"s terminology is correct. Smelting is the very basic and important process of removing other metals to obtain the pure form, in this case silver. Our old silver coinage was only 90% silver mixed with another alloy, smelting is used to remove those other alloys, And to answer the question, Yes I send all my precious metal scrap to a smelter and convert it to cash.
why is he cutting a mercury dime its kinda silver
Legendary Cactus they are only worth a lot in bulk, only one is a few dollars. people mostly buy old silver coins to melt down or to sell to collectors.
90% Silver 10% Copper
Exelente
l wish to send the photos of my collection of cut silver coins to share the act but l dont know the way. So, a pity.
Great video
what am i doing wrong.. i'm trying to saw a gold color united states Millard Fillmore Liberty dollar and my jewelers saw keeps snaging and breaking. i've got part of it but it is taking a really long time. I started it yesterday and broke 5 0/1 blades.. i switched to a 2 and its still snagging and i'm worried that i'm gonna snap it. can you please email me a response. knight16a1@gmail.com I don't know what i'm doing wrong.
John, I do not know what a 0/1 blade is, but if you mean a #1 (51 Teeth per Inch) and then switched to a #2 (42 Teeth per Inch) blade then you are using blades with teeth similar to a hacksaw blade.It is no wonder they are snagging and breaking on you. The blade used to cut the dime in the video is a 5/0 blade (71 Teeth per Inch) which is what I predominately use on my coins. I recommend that beginners cutting a tough material start out with a 3/0 blade (61 Teeth per Inch) you should experience less snagging . But keep in mind no matter what size blade you use you are going to break many of them when starting out, but at least the smaller blade will let you maintain a smoother stroke especially if you keep the blade well lubricated.
If you are serious about learning how to cut coins, you may want to consider purchasing my video
VOLUME ONEINTRODUCTION TO MAKING
CUT COIN JEWELRY
available in the instructional video section on my website coincutter.net
It is narrated and will go into details of techniques that may help reduce your blade breakage in the beginning.
thanks
Ok , I know as a fact, this is expert craftmanship,
It is very difficult to hand cut coins , but I think the secret to blade life and breakage issues is that you “aniel” heat with propane touch and quench in water, to hot will mess up coin, so don’t go cherry red , imo
You should receive a ticket in the mail for defacing currency
I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 40 YEARS TO GET ONE.
It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant some people can be regarding the topics to which they comment on.
Stupid idea. Why destroy something?
Here's a good idea exercising. Calling somebody's idea stupid is like calling somebody fat. Not nice...
Your definition of destroy is different then mine.
Anytime I can take an object that is worth less than $2.00 and turn it into something that consistently
sells for $30.00 I have a hard time saying I have destroyed it
Take a good look at this video this gentleman or whatever this is has no concept of money they just destroy it and what makes him think that he earns the right to destroy American currency in fact did you know that is it federal law to deface any USD dollar or coin so when you start getting investigated that's your problem good luck to you dummy
Actually you are the DUMMY, you should research before you make a statement like this
Back when Defacing Laws were introduced…The World was on the Gold Standard.
This meant that the World Currencies had values based on Precious Metal Weight.
Hence, a $20.00 Gold Piece had $20.’s worth of gold in it and a value of $20.
Now some people trying to stretch their dollars…
Shaved gold off the edges and proceeded to spend $17. or $18. as $20.
In Order to prevent this the Governments basically did 2 things:
---------------------------
1.)They decided to give every coin made using a precious metal, a “Reeded Edge” that’s why pennies and nickels don’t have the same edge as quarters,etc. as they were never made from precious metals.
---------------------------
2.)They enacted Defacing Laws Such as:
U.S.code Title 18, Chapter 17, Section 331
Which Prohibits among other things, the fraudulent alteration and mutilation of coins.
This statute Does Not, however, Prohibit the mutilation of coins
IF DONE WITHOUT FRAUDULENT INTENT,
or if the coins are not used fraudulently.
I think he has a better concept of money than you this silver coin is out of circulation in the United States it has been circulating so it has no collected value outside of the silver content by what he's doing he's making an art piece a piece of jewelry he can sell for maybe 25 $30 far more than what the coin was worth which was about $3 who's the fool here
THANK YOU ROBERT
It is only illegalto deface money with the intent to fraud the government like defacing a one dollar bill and turning it into a hundred. Do your research before you post. You'll look less ignorant.
It's not against the law. People make rings from coins. Check the law before you open your big mouth.