Making coins

[Ardemic]

we were using aluminum coins from soda cans melted down and shaped but i got burnt bad a few times and its very time consuming... now we just use iron ore that we guess falls off the trains and is everywhere around the tracks.. we spray paint it gold silver and copper and thats our money. if my digi camera worked i would show you!



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[IronWorker]

I don't know how many coins you need but this site has some nice replicas sold in large lots for some very fair prices.

http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/Pirate-Coins-and-Doubloons-c5.html?gclid=CNSi_JLF_IgCFRdnSAoduX52-A

[RyanPaddy]

If you're ever in Kathmandu in Nepal or know someone who is going, check out the Bouddhnath temple. Apparently at the entrance is a stall where you can change your paper rupees into half and single rupee coins, which are copper and silver coloured. They look really cool and would make an excellent fantasy currency. Locals might not approve of them leaving the country, but you could buy a couple of thousand for around US$20 so they're value for money++.

[aclerkin]

... but these coins are only $0.02 a pop when you buy 7200 or more. That works out to about $144 US for what I would think would be enough for a smallish game...

I think an interesting thing to consider would be players "counterfeiting" by buying coins themselves, but might suggest you look at that as a GOOD thing... after all, it means the game gets more coins in play at player (not game) expense.

best,

Austin

[Grimace_Reaper]

How about this company that makes tokens?

http://www.tokensdirect.com/ They seem pretty reasonable and if some of the stock designs don't take your fancy, you can design them yourself (Also will stop people from forging in game too)
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[aclerkin]

... down at a LARP I'm in, called Indiana KANAR. It works reasonably well for a small game (at least when our staff remembers to bring the money kit...).

cheers,

Austin

[whitefalconiv]

What I've been doing for my game is heating pennies and nickels (US Currency), hitting them with a hammer to make them plain, then using a stamp I made with a little design for copper and silver pieces.

For gold pieces I buy from Hoffman Mint http://www.hoffmanmint.com/

[aclerkin]

... are you getting from the Hoffman mint?

cheers,

A.
/checked the website; no prices listed.

[whitefalconiv]

You have to email them to get a good price quote.

I found a pattern and number combination I liked out of their stock patterns, and for 1000 coins it was something like $260 + shipping.

They only do batches of 1000 or more, though.

the cost of the coins is why I'm making my own copper and silver pieces. it's worth it for the gold pieces which won't be as common as the copper and silver pieces, and thus the 1000 should last me quite a while.

[KTjia]

[Eindrachen]

I think I've settled on what I want to use for coinage.

Currently, the plan is to try and track down the shops that make Mardi Gras dubloons each year. If I can convince them to cut some custom coins, and do it often enough to make it worth their while, then I think I can get what I want.

The reason I want aluminum is because it makes bigger coins at comparable prices to the brass and nickel ones often used, and because I can get it anodized in various colors for my specific needs. Plus, those dubloons feel good in the hand; if I can get enough stamped out, I might be able to actually put together a chest of treasure for players to find at some point.

The trick? Finding the companies that actually do such things. If anyone knows how to track them down, I'm all ears. My search on the internet has not yet turned up a blessed thing. I have no clue where to look for these companies that do this, and I know they make designs to the specifications of various Krewes and other Mardi Gras groups.

If anyone knows how to locate these companies, by all means, let me know. It could be the key to getting things done the way I want them done.

[wristbandsnow]

Hello...

1.
Step 1

Melt the material that will become the coin. This can be copper or silver. The material should be placed into a furnace and melted. Place the material on a flat surface so the melted material will also be flat.
2.
Step 2

Roll the melted material through the roller machine that will press the material to the desired thickness of the coin.
3.
Step 3

Blank the material. This means the coin material is placed under a machine and blanks, or coins with no markings, are pressed out. This process is very similar to that of a hole punching machine.
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Step 4

Edge the coins for smoothness and to remove any sharp or unshapely places. This machine will also place calculated notches into the rim of the coin when this design is called for.
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Step 5

Stamp the coins. This is done by putting each coin in a press which places particular markings on both sides of the coin.
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Step 6

Inspect the coins for disfigurement or other imperfections that make the coin void. Throw the incorrect ones into another melting group. They can be used as a whole or parts of other coins so as to not waste materials.
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[wristbandsnow]

How to Make a Lemon Battery


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[BaronBlackRose]

Or you can use the tried and true medieval/renaissance method. And drop sledge as it were. I knew of a group that made coins/necklaces. By dropping a sledge like device with a die on it. to make a coin or pendant. If you're in california and went to the renaissance pleasure fair. They were there. It's hard to miss them. Since I moved. I lost contact with a bunch of them. But it's something to look into.
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[GoddessAura]

We have ordered before from Hoffman Mint and were quite pleased.

If anyone else happens to need to order from them in the next 6 months or so perhaps we can get them to give us a better deal? If we order the same design / size, and just have it shipped to our own locations?

Let me know if you are interested