I usually make these with the rectangular ingots, but I have been wanting to try making one with a half ounce fine silver coin. After milling, the coin stretches into a bit of an oval and most of the mint details and words seem to be pressed away. You can still see some slight imprints from the mint on the coin. What really lets you know it's a real coin would be the ridges that are all the way around the edges.
I like to mill the leaves on both the front and the back so there is something nice to look at whether you are wearing it or you are looking over at it on a table. I sawed out the holes for the paracord, added patina, removed some of it and curved the metal.
The 550 black paracord double cobra knots were done on either side and anchored to a quality curved black plastic clip made in New York.
The leaves for this project were picked up in the Rim Country of Arizona also known as the Tonto or Mogollon Rim.
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