"mewthree" wrote in message
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"Jon Elson" wrote in message
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mewthree wrote:
what kind of equipment would i need?
"Mark Rand" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:43:23 GMT, "mewthree"
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would i need a liecence to make ingots out of scrap gold?


A furnace works better.
For small amounts, an oxy/acetylene (or oxy/mapp) torch and a crucible
is a lot more efficient.

Jon

does anybody know if it is ok to make my own coins. ie bank of paul
taylor?
just for fun.


Sure.
Go for your life.
They'll be "tokens" however, not "coins".

So problem so long as you don't deliberately make them similar to legal
tender - either visually or to fool a vending machine.

Hell - merchant's tokens are a whole 'nuther sphere of collecting.

Here's some that Kyle Mutcher, Canadian coin dealer, made for fun a little
while ago:
http://mendosus.com/tokens.html
These ones are hand-struck - well, "sledge-hammer" struck actually.


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Jeff R.