Gold/Silver 1pence and 2pence pieces

tastyweat · Jan 9, 2004, 11:55 PM

Hey guys, a few little novelty items up for grabs here.

I have plated 1 pence and 2 pence pieces to make a gold/silver appearance.

I apologise for the low-qual pics.

These are well-plated and lackered so they will not tarnish for a long time. I have many of each.

Heh! The gold 1ps are going for £8 each on ebay! I just thought I would bring your attention to them and let them go for less over here

- I think £5 including shipping to anywhere in UK is reasonable. If anyone is interested, I will ship anywhere else, only at extra cost.

Obviously, these are just to look nice, you cannot use them as legal tender.

If anyone is interested, I will let you know the process (what is involved - how to do it), IF you buy one

- I'm cheeky like that

Logla · Jan 10, 2004, 12:09 AM

I know how to do it as I have a (small) bucket-full that I made at school.

Are they plated with real gold though? A lot of mine aren't plated with gold( I can't remember what we used as I was usually stoned during GCSE Physics) but some are.

I agree they do look really sweet when finished (don't keep them in your pockets though). Makes pound coins look amazingling clean.

Definatley something though.

tastyweat · Jan 10, 2004, 12:22 AM

Yeah... they look great... the gold ones look as though they are plated in gold... however they are not. As I said, I will let people in on the process if they buy one

- as for the silver one, they are made using the exact same chemicals and most of the same process... just missing out the final step. I tried making some black ones too... but they tarnished pretty quickly.

Jan 9, 2004, 11:55 PM	#1
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	Gold/Silver 1pence and 2pence pieces Hey guys, a few little novelty items up for grabs here. I have plated 1 pence and 2 pence pieces to make a gold/silver appearance. I apologise for the low-qual pics. These are well-plated and lackered so they will not tarnish for a long time. I have many of each. Heh! The gold 1ps are going for £8 each on ebay! I just thought I would bring your attention to them and let them go for less over here - I think £5 including shipping to anywhere in UK is reasonable. If anyone is interested, I will ship anywhere else, only at extra cost. Obviously, these are just to look nice, you cannot use them as legal tender. If anyone is interested, I will let you know the process (what is involved - how to do it), IF you buy one - I'm cheeky like that __________________

Jan 10, 2004, 12:22 AM	Thread Starter #3
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	Yeah... they look great... the gold ones look as though they are plated in gold... however they are not. As I said, I will let people in on the process if they buy one - as for the silver one, they are made using the exact same chemicals and most of the same process... just missing out the final step. I tried making some black ones too... but they tarnished pretty quickly. __________________

Jan 10, 2004, 12:09 AM	#2
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	I know how to do it as I have a (small) bucket-full that I made at school. Are they plated with real gold though? A lot of mine aren't plated with gold( I can't remember what we used as I was usually stoned during GCSE Physics) but some are. I agree they do look really sweet when finished (don't keep them in your pockets though). Makes pound coins look amazingling clean. Definatley something though.