"Washington" Pre-1965 90% Silver USA Quarter Dollar Coin Ring
These awesome little rings are formed using brilliant un-circulated United States of America 90% silver quarters. These are all pre-1965 quarters, from 1932-1964.. Most of the rings are more common dates like 1964. I’ve made these so they are very thin (width) and very comfortable, as well as they look great stacked. I wear 2 together all the time. The pictures are examples and not the exact ring you are purchasing.
To make these wonderful rings, a hole is punched through the center and then a steel ball is pressed through that hole to form a cone shape. From there it’s annealed and then oversized using a ring sizing press. After the desired oversize is achieved the coin is once again annealed before pressing the edges over to form either a straight walled or slightly domed top of the correct size.
So, are coin rings legal?
Well, the United States code is as follows:
Ҥ331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins
Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States; or
Whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered, defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or lightened—"
The key word we need to examine is “fraudulently”.
Let’s define what that means.
Fraudulently according to the dictionary is:
adjective
characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes. given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.
This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of a coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is, but you are not violating the law by simply cutting or reshaping it into jewelry.
So, YES coin rings are completely legal!
If you have a special coin you would like made into a ring please email using a submission form and we can start the process. Most coins can be made into a beautiful ring. The center cut out portion can be returned to you or turned into the face of another ring. Personally I have a “walking liberty” half dollar I found in one of my grandfathers old pairs of hunting pants that I used to carry every day as a good luck charm. I can now wear it everyday.
(Legal disclaimer: These are 100% legal and do not fall into the government definition of defacing USA currency. You will be buying an item similar to the one shown. All measurements and weights are approximate. This ring is handcrafted and can vary from piece to piece. As each item is hand-worked, they can include minor flaws and imperfections. This is normal and I feel it truly adds to their charm.For shipping to countries outside the United States, it can take up to 4-6 weeks and all country specific taxes, and or duty, are not included.)
