( Make metal coins from your kitchen
table without expensive coin presses
and other expensive coin making
equipment. Put coins on jewelry
to sell.)
A “counterfeit” coin is any coin intended to
deceive. A counterfeit coin in circulation is
intended to deceive, since its being passed
around as a genuine coin to common people
who would receive it in change. A numis-
matic counterfeit coin is intended to deceive
collectors.
Another word for each kind of counterfeit coin
is “forgery”.
A home made coin or reproduction or replica
is a coin created to not receive the ordinary
person. In fact, the U.S. is the only country
that has a law specifically allowing
the word “copy” to be stamped on
coins to let people know the coins
are replicas. So, anytime you see the
the word “replica” or “copy” on a coin,
it is there to let you know that coin is a
reproduction of an original coin and
legal to own because its not intended
to fool anybody.
You may reproduce any coins from
the large eBay listings under world
coins in their replica category. Prices
are listed with each coin.
One of the excellent ways to sell your
replica coins is to attach them to jewelry.
You can make the jewelry, pay someone
else to make the jewelry or buy it from
an online wholesale jewelry dealer.
Coin jewelry for children is a good
niche market to get into. Just remember
when making children’s coin jewelry
stay away from the younger age groups
to avoid any choking hazards. Bead coin
jewelry can pose a danger for children if
the beads are detached. This applies to
loosely fitting coins also.
Another thing to consider is skin al-
lergies because children can be especially
susceptible to skin irritations.
The hobby of making coins for jewelry
is not a well known niche, but it is a
unique art idea.
To learn how to make your own metal
coins step-by-step and how to sell the
finished product, go to:
Also see, Produce Your Own Metal Coins
by A. J. Coins
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