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Our fifth and final part of the Newcomer Token. We finish the reverse and strike a coin. Please feel free to comment or reach out if you have any other coin types or processes you want to see me do. I plan to try and make cutting dies a regular video series, but I would be glad to include anything else you want to see! Re-uploaded due to a bad edit on my end! Thanks for being patient.

Every coin has 2 sides! Part 1 of 2 covering the reverse side of our coin. So sorry for the bad angles on this one, a new camera stand is on the way! We work on a design with minimal engraving centered only on punches to make text. This reverse will have some website information for the local groups as well as my name to identify me as the moneyer. We will finish this series and coin in the nex...

Part 3 of our series on a newcomer's token for Bryn Gwlad. We finish the die and are ready to strike! We fix a few more mistakes in the die and put on the finishing touches. Our next videos will cover a reverse for this coin. Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:00 Chasing Halberd and Fixing Mistakes 3:35 Punching Stars 6:12 Outer Bead Border 7:48 Inner Border and Finishing 9:15 Putty Test 9:45 Thanks!

Part 2 of our Bryn Gwlad Newcomer Token obverse: Engraving, fixing mistakes, and punching! We talk about what we can hide, what we can't hide, and how we deal with them at this stage in the process. Watch Part 1 Here: th-cam.com/video/AkOA9brVhMs/w-d-xo.html Chapters: 0:00 Intro / Engraving / Polish 6:18 Punching 15:10 Thanks!

This video is part 1 of cutting the obverse of our newcomer token. This shows the layout techniques I use when I am doing a standard coin. First, we find our center, lay out some borders, and transfer our design with acetone transfer. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Centering 4:43 Border Layout 8:55 Engraving borders 17:15 Design / Acetone Transfer 22:27 Thanks!

My experimental method for making Hellers, Pfennigs, and Bracteates using the Vierschlag (Four Stroke) method. In this short video, the blank is made from a 10mm square of pewter, appropriate for 13/14th century heller blanks. The blank can be refined past this point by smoothing out the central square or ensuring consistent thickness to make a nice, flat blank. Hellers and pennies were not giv...

This video shows what it takes to make punches from start to finish. The punches here are used to strike medieval style coins for educational and recreational purposes. Punches make up a significant portion of the work on an average medieval coin die, so understanding their construction and use is essential to any moneyer. This is Part 1 of my new series, How to Make Medieval Style Coins. We wi...

This time lapse shows the work it takes to make a coin die from start to finish. (No Sound) This work shows how I make a medieval style coin die for striking by hand. I work with a modern GRS ball vise for comfort. The steel is made from 1018 cold rolled steel, 1" round bar. All punches used were handmade and shaped for my needs. Enjoy! If you have a suggestion or something you'd like to see on...