Just out of shot is the anvil i'll use: A big hammerhead in a gallon-can of concrete.
For heat, I've got a Bernzomatic blowtorch using propane. This stuff doesn't explode, it just melts.) When this one's beyond use, i'll post an instructable on making one. That is: A hollowed-out porous breezeblock (please don't tell me about cement exploding, etcetera. In the pictures, you see my advanced setup. Into the fire with the Stack! It's a shame to burn the pressure plates, but it's got to be done. I'm not saying don't do it, I'm just saying don't get caught. You CAN make Mokume out of coins, but in the UK it's treason, and in the US it's scarily illegal. I am not associated with T-cut, or whichever company it is that makes is, etc. Yes, you have to buy them.) There's no picture on this page because i didn't get a picture of the finished product. The setup i used to make mokume for this Instructable only cost a few pounds. The whole point of making Mokume is to make an attractive metal that can be made into jewellery, ornaments, etc. High heat means you don't need high pressure, high pressure means you don't need high heat. Mokume-Gane is japanese in origin, and is a composite material formed from layers of metal of various compositions fused (welded) together through heat and pressure. How's everyone doing? This Instructable's been on my list of stuff to to for a long time, and i've only just got around to it. Indian Head Gold $2.Wow, it's been far too long since my last Instructable. Large Indian Head Gold Dollars (1856-1889) Small Indian Head Gold Dollars (1854-1856) Native American & Sacagawea Dollars (2000-present)Ĩ8.5% Copper - 6% Zinc - 3.5% Manganese - 2% Nickel Kennedy Half Dollars Clad (1971 - Present)Įisenhower Dollars 40% Silver (1971 - 1976)
Kennedy Half Dollars 40% Silver (1965 - 1970) Washington Bicentennial Quarters 40% Silver (1975-1976)ĥ0 States and Territories Quarters (1999-2008)Īmerica The Beautiful Quarters (2010-2021) Washington Bicentennial Quarters (1975-1976) Washington Quarters Clad (1965 - Present) Jefferson 'Return to Monticello' Nickels (2006 - Present) Jefferson Westward Journey Nickels (2004-2005) Jefferson Silver Wartime Nickels (1942-1945) Nickel Three Cent Three Cents (1865-1889) Lincoln Shield Cent Small Cents (2010-Present) Lincoln Memorial Cent Small Cents (1959-1982) Lincoln Wheat Cent Small Cents (1909-1958) Current Precious and Base Metal Bullion Spot Prices:Ĭoronet Liberty Head Large Cents (1816-1839)īraided Hair Liberty Head Large Cents (1839-1857)įlying Eagle Cent Small Cents (1856-1858)
Also, the numismatic values for gold and silver coins on USA Coin Book, are now "pegged" to the daily market exchange rates of gold and silver and the prices will update accordingly and regularly when the market prices change. If you would like to view the numismatic values of these coins, just click on the link next to the coin type to be taken to the numismatic price charts and view additional data about each coin. The information here is educational and is just showing you what type of metals are used to make these coins and how much that metal is worth in an intrinsic point of view. Click here to view our coin melt value calculators to calculate the melt value of your coins.Ī few important notes I should make is that melting coins is illegal and we do NOT endorse it. This page will show you the melt value of every US coin type, including modern clad composite coins as well. Even if you have a totally ruined coin, it's metal content is still worth something, especially if it is made out of precious rare metals like gold, silver and platinum. The melt value of a coin is basically what the metal of the coin is worth if you were to melt the coins down. As of late, the prices of copper, silver and especially gold have increased by huge amounts, which have a major impact on the worth of the coin. Much of the prices on our site are based on numismatic values, which are frequently worth many times more than the intrinsic metal value of the coin itself. US Coin Melt Values Current Intrinsic Metal Value of Coins