Simple Coin Pendant

This is a pretty easy instructable about how you can make a coin pendant out of just about any non-aluminum coin. Brass or bronze coins work best.

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Now you can wear the coins you found or brought back from your travels! 

You will need a little bit of soldering experience. The soldering here is pretty easy, so this project would make a pretty good introduction to jewelry making.

Solder
Small Torch
Flux
Brass Pipe
Coin
Working surface (in this case, an upturned soapstone candle holder)
Small File
600 grit wetdry sandpaper

Cut the brass pipe about 5mm from the end. You should end up with a little ring like the one in picture two. File the little ring until it's shiny (so the solder will stick to it)

File the side of the coin where you want the bale to be soldered to. It needs to be shinny or the solder won't stick.

Flux the area where the bale and coin touch. I use regular plumbing flux for soldering brass, steel, and bronze.

Give the new pendant a quick polishing with some 600 grit wetdry, and you're done!


If you noticed, this isn't the same coin as the one in the intro...I wrecked this one before I took a picture of the final product...oh well :)