PI-Man Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Figured since this is the coin section of the forum I would put this post here even though I turned it into jewelry. Just got this back a few weeks ago. Took awhile to get it made, but done. Need to find more. Found it a few years ago and finally decided after my cancer battle I would put it into a custom bezel. The coin is a 1696 4 Reale from Potosi Bolivia. It was found near one of the 1715 wreck sites down here. Everything in photo has been found on our beaches. Two 14k rings about 11g were melted down for the bezel as well as using the diamonds from one of the rings for some extra bling bling. Bezel is thick an heavy which I like. Silver chain I found on one of the beaches here. The gold ones I have found in past are too thin to use on this bezel. My jeweler made the loop bigger so when I find a nice gold 9mm width chain it will fit. He showed me one and it looked great. But me being me I have to find one. Gives me something to search for and a heck of a lot cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Wow, beautiful!! Still searching for mine!!🍀👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Now that's first class,very creative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Great looking setting for a very nice find, I hope that the person who wears it knows how much it means to you. Good luck and good hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Beautiful work. Great idea using all found items to make a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Incredible find and work creating the pendant. Yours almost looks heart -shaped, there's an interesting article regarding heart shaped Reales from that period: https://www.sedwickcoins.com/articles/hearts.htm Hope you find an appropriate chain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Looks , AWESOME !🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL NINO77 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 This is a great job, congratulations... also a very good inspiration...,, thank you for sharing...👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Nice cobb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now