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Star Wars Stormtrooper Carved Nickel Shaun Hughes
Published: 2014-04-11 17:11:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 10641; Favourites: 692; Downloads: 63
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Videos of coins being engraved and carved:www.youtube.com/user/express37β¦
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The lines remind me of Enigma of Amigara Fault...
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How do you do that? Did you pound out the image and re-carve this or something else?
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Re carve into the surface of the coin with gravers,and tiny grinders.
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After thinking about it, I figured that's what you did. Pounding the at the coin would have left it distorted and really hard to work with.
Nice job by the way. These are pretty awesome.Β
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Congratulations on your well-deserved DD!!!
Iβm very happy for you!!!
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Ironic how you put the soldier of a repressive dictatorship with the word Liberty.
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Yes,that occured to me while carving it.
Collectors prefer the LIberty and date intact.
It sort of seemed ok with a stormtroper,as they are kind of cool,and not that scary,but a Nazi soldier wouldn't work.
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Here in Canada it's illegal to "deface" a coin. No matter how cool it looks. Mind you it's never enforced.
Now do a nickel with a pilot from the rebel alliance.
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I did a few canadian coins,one large silver with our queen on it?
There is al least one Candian coin carver,I've seen on ebay.
The pilots dont look half as cool,or recognizable,and yet they are the good guys?
This coin sold on ebay last night
I decided becuse of the postive response, i'm going to do a limited number of stamped British 2 pences with the storm trooper head in profile,over the top of the Queens head.
I make my own coin dies,and counter stamp coins and let them free in the world in my change for whoever notices.A bit like coin graffiti.
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I watched your videos and they are fascinating. Β I have some questions When you engrave is the tool a power tool or hand powered? And How do you polish off the face and still keep the lettering?
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Most of what I'm doing is using an airgraver,like a tiny jackhammer.
I dont always remove the indian head,and just dive straight in,you might need the metal.
Β If i do,i carve away what I dont want,and grind with tiny burs,or hand metal scrapers.
Thanks for watching
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I was not aware that "hobo" coins were still made. Awesome work.
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Still technically US currency to 
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Flip, you call it. Shock trooper, or rebel. Or perhaps grader for a black n white thing.
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I said vader! Autocorrect!
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This is a perfect day for it to get featured! Nice job! And because I can't resist, May the 4th be with you!
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Great job, but why 1936? Does the year mean anything or not?
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The Bufalo nickel was minted from 1913 to 1937,so it's just whatever I have in a good condition.The later dates are more readily available.
Carving a design on a Buffalo nickel turns it into what's called a Hobo Nickel.It's the prefered coin for collectors.
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Cool, thanks I was about to ask the same thing.
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Dude~~~~ I've always wanted to do this!!!!!!!!
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Fantastic job!!! Was this cold-hammered, or did you solder stuff to it?
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Thanks
Carved into the coin with an airgarver,I use a Nikkon microscope to see what I'm doing.
A ton of videos of diffrent parts of the process.
www.youtube.com/user/express37β¦
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So beautiful!Β Congrats in the DD!!! 
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This is so awesome!!!! You deserve the DD!
May the forth be with you!
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I wish the 'Liberty' said 'OBEY' other than that this is perfect!
great job and love the art!
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Could you imagine actually trying to pay with this? This is like $300 instead of 5 cents XD
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Wonder if the galaxy far far away still uses these!
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This is cool and all, but isn't it illegal to deface a coin like this?
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Some people will tell you it is,but the way the US law reads,so long as you don't deface a coin to make it look like another coin.
One day I'll carve a dollar to look like a nickel,and see if they come get me.
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lol, I'd like to see that.
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