Leewood

Marlon,Thanks for the reply. That seems to be getting there. I have made the copper fittings punches for the OD and ID of the 50 cent piece. I'll have to research a french edger and burnishing. I'm only familiar with burnishing in relation to printmaking.thanks again this gives me something to work with.Lee Tom,that is a pretty good idea. Maybe small star conchos would work for me around the edge of the 50 cent piece.Thansk for the idea!Lee

Bree, Thanks for your advice. I need to think about the epoxy option. Not sure I'd feel really secure about the coins staying put. Not to hijack my own thread but noticed your IBA membership. Are there a lot of motorcyclists on this forum? I ride a 2003 Kawasaki Mean Streak when I'm feeling sedate and a 2008 Yamaha FJR when I'm feeling the need for speed. Best. Lee

Thanks for the tip on the pipe fittings. I can check out if there are any that are of the right size. If not I could get a large wooden dowel and buy some metal sheet goods and do the same thing using a band clamp to hold the sheet metal around the dowel, sharpen the edge and use a flat board to back it up when striking with a hammer. Just need to measure the silver dollar and go shopping. Then I need to find a cheap belt to practice on adn a guy that can stitch the belt for me. Maybe I can find a two layer belt, take the layers apart, punch the holes and have it restitched. thanks again. Lee

Thanks for the reply. This sounds possible. Are there punches or dies that are sized this large (slightly smaller than the circumference of a silver dollar) that can be purchased to punch out the belt? Not sure I'd bevel the top piece. Maybe just make it thinner leather then the middle piece has a hole the size of the dollar coin then the back piece is solid and covers everything. does that sound feasible? Lee Lee

thanks, Bree. I think I'll try some method where the coin isn't damaged. They do have some sentimental value to me. Lee

Kevin,Thanks for your reply.What is the purpose of doming the coins and is that done with a press, heat, hammer?Not sure what a Chicago screw is or how to solder to coin silver. I guess I could do more research and or find a jeweler to do this for me. My hope is that there was a way to attach them w/o damaging them. I have seen coins with a band around them to use as pendants on necklaces and thought there might be a band that fit the coin, then had prongs that would go through the belt and be bent back on the back side of the belt to hold them in place. I thought there might be something like that.Lee Thanks for replying.I don't care if the attachments show on the back or not.What might be a method to attach the coins to a belt? Any ideas?Thanks.Lee

Marlon, Thanks for the reply. I am not sure what a liner is. Would it be a backing for the belt and coins so they didn't fall out? What would I "gouge" with? Have you done this or seen examples of this process? Any danger the coins would fall out? Thanks. Lee

I'm not a leather worker adn this is my first post here. I was recently in Taos and saw a belt with actual silver dollars or half dollars as conchos. I don't know how they were attached but they were actual coins and not reproduction coin conchos. Any idea as to how they were attached to the belt? I've seen some where it looks like a metal loop or guide was welded to the back of some coins and the belt was threaded through. This belt was not that variety. I saw the $275 price and backed away. Now that I'm home I wonder how they were attached adn if I could attach some of my old coins to a belt. TIA. Lee