Fantastic. I will try this at home.

Rick Bounds 4 weeks ago

This is great! Definitely going to try this!

Kate Clarke last month

Cool

Lilah Sherr 4 months ago

Oh right

Megan L 5 months ago

I was comenting on Julia's coment

Avery the ninja 5 months ago

@Avery huh?

Megan L 5 months ago

Now lol

Avery the ninja 5 months ago

It's ok :)

ℐuℓⅈ@ L 5 months ago

@Julia L sorry, we have called it quits now, apologies-it is kinda annoying.

Megan L 5 months ago

Cos I get a notification every time you guys continue on with your argument

ℐuℓⅈ@ L 5 months ago

Snapguide really needs to stop all the comments from a guide that you have posted on from coming up in the activities column

ℐuℓⅈ@ L 5 months ago

Wha??! I hope I didn't offend I never meant to!

Megan L 5 months ago

I know but I was basing my opinion of off just my school. I know it's bad but I was just sayin

Elizabeth 💙🎵🎹 5 months ago

@Elizabeth doesn't change that sorry :(

Megan L 5 months ago

Well I go to one of the most advanced schools in the US we are an ESTEM school

Elizabeth 💙🎵🎹 5 months ago

Yes the British schooling system is a year ahead of the American and Canadian system.

Megan L 5 months ago

Elizabeth, it's true. The schools where Megan lives are a few grade levels ahead of the USA and Canada.

Heather W 5 months ago

About the schools

Elizabeth 💙🎵🎹 5 months ago

What?

Megan L 5 months ago

Megan- did u really just say that??

Elizabeth 💙🎵🎹 5 months ago

Yes, it can, but I never meant to hurt anyone-but I do honestly think that some Americans are a little pathetic and need to wake up a bit. But then again their are people in every country that are the same, also I believe that your schooling system is behind ours.

Megan L 5 months ago

I understand how it can be when your frustrated with people not accepting something. It can make us not realize what we have said could be hurtful.

Heather W 5 months ago

I wouldn't go so far to say degrading, but yes it was, apologies.

Megan L 5 months ago

@Heather please refer to Olivia's post and also to my longer post on section 331 but as Olivia is saying this is ok in America but not in Britain

Megan L 5 months ago

@Olivia oh right, thank you very much for informing me on that :)

Megan L 5 months ago

Megan, stop people from committing fraud? How is this fraud? Please enlighten me.

Heather W 5 months ago

Well, i dont care. Your just some person on the internet, also your the heart of this argument. I'm going with what i said earlier and avery. I'm not annoying this author anymore, dont expect a reply

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

No, I'm not taking about me I'm talking about you. Besides, you should've paid more attention to the yeah right bit.

Megan L 5 months ago

And your 14! Want a medal?

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

@Avery the ninja no problem I'm just trying to stop people committing fraud @Adam yeah right, stop trying to act all big, you're 12 for hells sake.

Megan L 5 months ago

Suggestion taken, i have already tried to stop 😑

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

Guys.....guys.....guys! Calm down u r OK!!! Just leave it and move on. :-) (not being mean just suggesting something)

Avery the ninja 5 months ago

@Adam look below, that is not opinion. Plus you've already met me virtually so don't be a defeatist.

Megan L 5 months ago

@Adam Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States. This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage: however, there are no sanctions against such activity absent fraudulent intent. You Americans should learn a little more about where you come from, shame on you. Although this ring is ok as long as it is not sold or generally shown or seen in public or by the police. So if anyone had a huge stash of these in their shed the police would arrest you for fraud. Americans should be forced to study law, some of you have no hope.

Megan L 5 months ago

@Adam also you are 12 and I am 14 in 2 days so step of my turf

Megan L 5 months ago

An*

Megan L 5 months ago

@megan i really do feel bad now, because i have wasted my time talking to people like you and i also feel sorry for the author who had to see this on their amazing guide

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

@Adam law and opinion are two different things

Megan L 5 months ago

@Heather fair enough but I was quite specific as I mentioned months back

Megan L 5 months ago

Megan, it's not like my response to you has been inappropriate. I was simply trying to help you understand how laws of different countries may differ. Next time, don't say just say something is illegal, be specific-because there may be places where it is not.

Heather W 5 months ago

@Heather whatever. In my books I am right and you are wrong, I said it so there is the proof so if your going to start arguing with me then get your facts right first

Megan L 5 months ago

@megan... Goons? For god sake, cant anyone but you have an opinion!

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

It is a very big world & it's different strokes for different folks. At the end, we just need to be accountable & responsible for our actions. Period.

Serene Snapguider 5 months ago

Megan, I don't spend my time reading comments from months ago, and looking at your comments that far back is not research. Not mentioning it in your recent comments made it look like you believed that to be true everywhere. -_-

Heather W 5 months ago

@Elizabeth I know read my post to heather

Megan L 5 months ago

@Heather no research YOUR facts as I did mention I long time back that it MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Get it right.

Megan L 5 months ago

Megan- in America we have no queen or king and haven't for a loooong time. So we are not defacing a queen and it doesn't matter if anything all the government is gonna do is give you a warning

Elizabeth 💙🎵🎹 5 months ago

⬆⬆⬆👍👍👍

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

Megan, laws are different. Have you seen a American coin before? There is no queen on it. Research your facts then come back and argue. -_-

Heather W 5 months ago

@Serene :) just fed up of the goons on here

Megan L 5 months ago

Megan - 👏👏👏❗

Serene Snapguider 5 months ago

The fact is that If you deface the queens face then you are breaking the law, so this is obviously defacing the queens face-so don't be idiots-KNOW what your ACTUALLY talking about!!!

Megan L 5 months ago

@Adam research your facts then come back and argue

Megan L 5 months ago

Appear* not spear lol

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

As far as other countries I cannot say. Their laws may be very different. And just because the police aren't out hunting down jewelry makers to be sure they aren't using coins doesn't mean that if you tried to sell said coins you wouldn't be penalized. It's rude and uncalled for to tell people from other countries that their concerns are mere paranoia and/or unbased. Can everyone please, please, PLEASE stop talking about this now.....

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

I never knew that it was illegal in Australia, I saw a pretty defaced coin once

ℐuℓⅈ@ L 5 months ago

The issue is not that you would get arrested for making a ring out of a quarter. It's in the instance that you take a quarter and try to alter it to make it spear to be a gold dollar. Or more commonly, take a 5$bill and bleach/reprint it to spear to be a 100$bill. The same way that you may buy painted liberty dollars on hsn or write whereswashington.com on you dollars, you may indeed, in the united states, alter your coinage to be jewelry with complete legality. What you cannot do is turn it into a ring and then try to use it to pay for your newspaper, claiming its a half dollar.

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

This ring out of a coin thingy is on snapguide now so guess how the world will know

Serene Snapguider 5 months ago

I know!

Avery the ninja 5 months ago

And how will the police find out??? its not as if your going to kill someone... Its only a ring!

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

Is it illegal to damage or deface coins? Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States. This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage.

Cassie Gordon 5 months ago

Elizabeth, yes they can still be used enen though production of them has stopped. However, all after-tax prices end in a multiple of 5 because the nickel is now the lowest coin currently being processed.

Heather W 5 months ago

In Canada pennies are not being made but are still in use right? Ps I'm from the us I know this bcuz of history class lol

Elizabeth 💙🎵🎹 5 months ago

Nothing even close to paranoia

Serene Snapguider 5 months ago

I know, it can be so annoying 😑

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

People get to paranoid. :)

Ron Jaxon 5 months ago

If a county's government will put an innocent person in jail for making a ring instead of chasing down proper vandals and criminals then, well... I just don't know what to say. Think about it.

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

You might want to learn more about other countries' rules

Serene Snapguider 5 months ago

OH MY GOD! No one will EVER EVER EVER get thrown in jail! Why dont people listen! 😡👿😡👿😡👿😡👿😡👿😡👿😡👿😡

Adam Cowan 5 months ago

Interesting guide 📖, but i think We get thrown in jail for doing this in Singapore 😱

Serene Snapguider 5 months ago

Ron, here in Canada pennies are not even made anymore for that reason.

Heather W 5 months ago

Actually today that makes sense. Because many US coins cost more to make than their face value. For example a US penny cost about 2 cents to make (worth of copper).

Ron Jaxon 5 months ago

Then all currency should be turned into jewelry then....then what...

Amber Hughes 5 months ago

Even if it is illegal where you live, when you're done and the ring is all polished, nobody will be able to tell it ever was a quarter. There are bigger problems for the government to worry about than people making money into jewelry.

Heather W 5 months ago

@ron jaxon ur a magician? So am I haha mayb u cud give me some tips since I'm not very good lol

Missa 💗 6 months ago

We can do as we please with our money just not fraud!!!

Tina Tiffen 6 months ago

Geez I'm with you Ron it's totally legal, I had General Norman Schwarzkopf sign a $20 note that was American and he's a 4 star general he also put the four stars under his signature for me I'm Australian my fathers a promoter and has brought out many speakers to tour Australia and Norman Schwarzkopf was so nice couldn't imagine him running the gulf war! His wife was so lovely I cried when they were leaving Australia but kept in contact! Was told I was always welcome to go stay at their holiday house!

Tina Tiffen 6 months ago

Well i think the police have some more dangerous criminals to worry about than some people making rings, anyways, the coin in use is from 1960-something! It might be defacing, but its your own money, there are people out there defacing buildings and monuments. Forget coins!

Adam Cowan 6 months ago

@Adam it's classed as defacing the king/queens face

Megan L 6 months ago

Rock on ron! You are ONLY MAKING A RING... What the hell kind of government would arrest you for that!

Adam Cowan 6 months ago

Jasmine, I guess it is different from every country :/

Angelica Andersson 7 months ago

In sweden this is illegal.. It is because the state owns the money.. And Then we just borrow it from Them. So actually we dont own the money :)

Angelica Andersson 7 months ago

good a point on that... but how would someone know if it was a quarter?

Philip Barbour 7 months ago

For those that still doubt. If this is illegal in the USA I'll shave my head and move back in with my ex wife with a smile on my face. (Not gonna happen). :)

Ron Jaxon 7 months ago

Very unique.. Love it!

Catherine Weiser 7 months ago

Cool guide. I'm going to make one as soon as I find a silver quarter I don't want to save. It's a magician thing. :)

Ron Jaxon 7 months ago

I know you are but what am I? LOL. Sorry. This discussion just makes me think of that expression. :)

Ron Jaxon 7 months ago

This is really cool. I'm going to try this sometime. I'm gonna need to get my hands on some US change though since defacing Canadian $ is illegal

Tre R. 7 months ago

Too much work /: Back to exploring...

Leo The Weirdo 7 months ago

Yes it is.

Amber Hughes 7 months ago

@Ron Jaxon 😁

Miss Apple 7 months ago

No. It's not!!!!

Ron Jaxon 7 months ago

It's illegal

Megan L 7 months ago

In England and (I'm informed) Australia too so it may not apply to you but for me and others it does

Megan L 7 months ago

It isn't illegal in the united states at all*

Rane Body Decor 7 months ago

It isn't illegal at all.

Ron Jaxon 7 months ago

How is this illegal?

Missa 💗 7 months ago

Can I melt, drill holes through, or mutilate U.S. coins? Maybe. It is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 331 to alter a U.S. or foreign coin with the intent to defraud. The United States Mint cannot issue interpretations of criminal statutes such as this, which fall within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Justice. Furthermore, 31 C.F.R. Part 82 states that no person shall export, melt or treat any 5-cent coin or one-cent coin of the United States. However, there are a few exceptions such as for novelty, amusement, educational, jewelry and similar purposes. Your business should consult with an attorney to ensure it does not run afoul of these laws before melting or mutilating U.S. coins.

S B 7 months ago

Nice guide. Do those who want the official details :), here is the section from USmint.gov regarding drilling in coins:

S B 7 months ago

Nice!

Christopher Klaschik 7 months ago

Omg this is a must have for me. 😏

Nyesha Watson 7 months ago

I'm making on right now :)

Aaron Cook 7 months ago

You should sell these on EBay and save us the trouble. These are really nice!

Shim Thomas 7 months ago

😬

Miss Apple 7 months ago

Lol miss apple

Alex Gunzerman 8 months ago

That looks so fun!!

Kira Wilk. 8 months ago

This is illegal in the UK so I can't do it

Megan L 8 months ago

@ron you beat me too it! Lol this us a neat idea

Rane Body Decor 8 months ago

Neat. If you find a way to make a dime into a diamond... ;)

Miss Apple 8 months ago

In the UK it's treason to deface an image of The Queen! Haha! It's also legal for an Englishman to shoot a Welshman with an arrow if he'a caught in Hereford after dark. Great guide.

Brible Offwanktax 8 months ago

Thts so cool I would prolly make one if my bro would let me use his vice lol

Missa 💗 8 months ago

This looks great!

Kaity Wong 8 months ago

Actually you can do anything you want to with money. It's yours after all. When you hear or read the term "defacing money" that refers to changing the face value of money. For example turning a one into a 5 is defacing. So no fear in the Legal issue. It's not illegal.

Ron Jaxon 8 months ago

Very cool!! I'm gonna make one!!

Wan Razak 8 months ago

If I had a vice I would run home and do this now. Super cool, very interesting. And yes modifying legal tender is a bit illegal lol

Greg Young 8 months ago

That is really cool

Alan Hicks 8 months ago