02/21/2026
Just finished this 1864 silver Seated Liberty Half Dollar coin ring. A 162-year-old Civil War–era coin sent in by a customer for a size 13. Coins this old are always a gamble to work with b/c they can have hidden flaws from age and use. This one had a flaw and started to crack during the process, but I caught it in time and was able to save it.
This coin likely passed through thousands of hands - saloons, farms, railroad towns… maybe even a Civil War soldier’s pay. Now it gets a second life as a ring.