Another quarter carving

[Billzach]

I,m carving a series of silver quarters for a collector, this is the second one, there will be probably be 5 total..I posted the first one last week, they,ll all have the same clothing design, but different faces, hats, hair, etc...

 

[ddushane]

I'm impressed! You do a great job on them. God is Good!, Dwayne

 

[sam]

Bill, you're getting better with each carving. Fantastic.

 

[Glenn]

Very nice. When you bead blast do you mask lettering and dates? Thanks for sharing. I love studying your work.

 

[Peter E]

Bill,
Stunning as always. There was another thread recently, asking what defines "professional quality" engraving. Your work consistently exemplifies what I would consider professional quality.

Thanks again,
Peter

 

[Doc Mark]

Bill,

Cool design! I bet you enjoy the "larger canvas" that a quarter gives you. Are you keeping them until you have the full set carved, or are you giving them to the collector one at a time? The reason I ask, is that it would be great to see all of the collection together.

Do you know when they began to "clad" quarters? I want to start looking for solid coins of all sizes for possible carvings. I plan on doing a silver dollar, but haven't decided on the subject yet.

Thanks for all your help via personal messages and on this forum!

Mark

 

[Tira]

Doc Mark,

Quarters, dimes and half dollars prior to 1965 are 90% silver. For every $1 face value of coins (4 quarters, 10 dimes, etc.) there are 0.715 troy ounces of silver. So start collecting those silver coins. At today's closing New York spot price of $14/oz that $1 worth of silver coins would be worth $10.01.

 

[Bob Bullard]

Doc Mark
If you want something larger to practice on I have a silver peso you can have BUT you have post it for us to see when you finish. e mail me your adress and I'll send it to you. rlb4301@sbcglobal.net
Bob

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Good looking quarter Bill. I like how you changed everything on the face.
Tara that would be nice if you could just sort those out of pocket change
Mike

 

[Tira]

Mike,
We've taught the kids what to look for and the family gets between $1.50 and $2.00/year in the silver coins we sort out of the regular pocket change that goes by. Many people did sort out the silver from the clad in 1965 and beyond. Also, war time nickels (1942-1945) have 35% silver in them. We find more nickels than any other type of coin with silver. It has become a big game to see who will find the next coin.

 

[sam]

I've found a ton of silver quarters, dimes, nickels, and half dollars with a metal detector. Haven't seen any in change in a long time.

 

[Peter E]

I rarely see any in change, but I did happen upon some good fortune a while ago at the local egg farm. It is self serve and honor system for paying and when I needed change for a ten and there were no fives or singles, I did find (4) 1964 Kennedy halves and several between 1965 - 1969 which are 40% silver.

Someone must have raided an OLD piggy bank to pay for their eggs!

Peter

 

[Mike Cirelli]

That's pretty cool Tira. That would get the kids to realize that money does have some sort of value. My two thinks It floats down to me from heaven every day Then you can sell them to Bill and he'll carve them and sell them again. Everyone should do their part in recyling.
Mike