Coin Jewelry

The use of coins in fashion jewelry has been done for centuries. Whether it be a coin of little value used just for its eye appeal or a coin of great value kept close to the heart where it would be easily protected coins have long been used in many different jewelry forms.

Coin necklaces have become very popular in fashion over the last 30 years but truly took off during the first years of coin operated game and vending machines. The wearer would have the coin required by the machine on a strong chain or strap and would place the coin into the slot, begin the game or open the machine and then quickly tug on the necklace and pull the coin back out again. It didn't take too long for this ability to be fixed. The machine manufacturing companies began to install small blades that would catch or slice the necklace and the coin would be lost to the machine.
Larger gold coins began to show up on runways as statement pieces. Wearing something such as a gold Krugerrand coin in a bezel that would still keep the value of the coin was quite a status bump. Things like lucky penny necklaces became a gamblers accessory or were worn by someone searching for that extra boost of luck from the universe when life had been a bit rough. Foreign coins on necklaces were worn to show places in the world one had traveled to and most often there was some sort of romance attached to the country of the coins origin. Ancient coins and shipwreck coins are turned into necklaces for their artistic appeal and for the stories that come along with them. Stories of Ancient Rome, Warriors and Pirates are quite common in old coin jewelry and are always an added bonus when giving the necklace as a gift.

Coin Bracelets tend to be less common but have seen a surge in popularity lately due to the classic charm bracelet being brought back into popular culture and fashion. Most often a lucky penny is used and with that it is often a penny from the year of the wearers birth. However, larger coins have been used as single statement pieces and are even sometimes used as the faces of a watch. A large coin is usually set into a wide bangle for a woman's wrist and may be accompanied by side stones of a large and chunky texture. Pirate and shipwreck coins are the most common for this type of jewelry piece. A coin of large value is not usually used as setting it into the bracelet would ruin part of the coin and greatly diminish the value.

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Coin Rings are most commonly traced back to people wanting a ring with a look that was a kin to the old sealing rings of royalty. It was also a way for someone to show the vast amount of their wealth because turning a coin piece into a piece of jewelry meant that you did not need it to survive. Some royals would even turn a coin from a country they had beaten in war into a coin to show their superiority. The fashion use of coin rings comes mostly from superstitions and romance. An old coin carrying some history or a coin said to be filled with luck are most commonly used. The coins are set in a few different was and tend to favor the side with the most stand out design. Usually that would be the reverse side but with ancient coins it it just the side that still had the most detail left.

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