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The addiction is getting to me, I have spent over 150 in three days lol!!!

Got mine today thanks for making it right! Just ordered two moe, I love these coins!!

Anthus Nickel Laptop (1) Cacher Needs Maintainence BN (1) Cacher Needs Maintainence GOLD LE Sweet coins headed straight to the tradelist!

Looking for Skullduggery Bronze I need this one, being a man on a mission

Thanks!!! I am glad everyone has good comments about it!

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ooooooooooo I am not going to ba able to make it but I would like to get one if there are any left!!

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They look nice! You need to edit your post before it gets locked, you can't sell a nontrackable item on these threads tsun Thanks for the heads up!

I, too, would be interested in how to make them.... They look great. Yes, please share your instructions for making these. They turned out great! I'd love to find one in a cache! Well I will be trading these as well. Email Sent

I, too, would be interested in how to make them.... They look great. Thanks PSU! Email Sent

Thanks for the kind comments

Haha, I thought the same thing to be honest, but I have no patience yet this was fun to do!!!

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I didnt know anyone would want to buy these lol but I am sure we could work something out. Pics should be working fine.

Well a big thanks to 57Chevy for the tips on this. I have been wanting to make a sig item ever since I started caching, and just couldnt decide on what I wanted. I decided to do a polymer coin due to it being handmade and no two being the exact same. Also decided to make a micro one as well. It also gives me a sort of accomplishment as I dont think they turned out too bad. There was alot of work involved making the custom stamp, molding, panting etc... But totally worth it. I have about 5 of these compleated but 10 more curing and ready for glaze. I will be dropping some of these in caches soon. I know they dont look the best but I am proud of them If you played in the mud or with clay when you were a kid, this will be a piece of cake. I guess I'll start with what you'll need to get for this project. And I'd say for a good finished product you'll need a couple of full days to let the glaze cure, but the actual time it takes to make a batch is probably 45 min to an hour. Here we go... You are going to need to make a trip to the nearest Hobby Lobby or similar craft store and get the following, Sculpey polymer clay, Whatever colors you like, they have the rainbow (I've found this is the cheapest brand and is just as good as any other) Sculpey glaze, this comes in a small glass bottle about the size of a flashlight battery, usually found near the sculpey. I like using the "gloss" glaze (dark blue label) as it shines quite well and really brings out the color of the sculpey. You'll also need a rubber stamp, or two or three. These are going to need to be small enough to put on a coin, I'd say whatever design you like shouldn't be any larger than an Eisenhower dollar. Bear in mind if you find a stamp that has something on it you like, but also has something on it you don't, you can always cut the part you don't want off with a razor blade or exacto. Finally you'll need a couple of paint pens, I use Elmer's Painters pens in gold and silver metallic. You will also need a couple of saucers and a cookie sheet . Step 1 Go ahead and preheat your oven to 275 Step 2 I mix the colors of sculpey I want by just kneading them with my fingers and then pinch off a bit and roll it into a ball about the size of a quarter or a little smaller, the more you do the better you'll be able to judge how much you need. I'll have a couple dozen of these little balls ready before I start the next step. Step 3 Take one of your saucers and place it on a dish towel on the kitchen counter upside down, then take a small amt. of water and pour onto it, Then wipe a bit of water on the bottom of your other saucer. Put your sculpey ball on the saucer that's on the towel and flatten it with the other saucer to about 1/4 inch. Step 4 Take your desired stamp, dip it in water,(to keep it from sticking) and make an impression in the center of your flattened ball, this may take some practice to see just how hard to press the design in. Sculpey is pretty easy to work with so if you mess it up, just roll it back into a ball and start over. Once you have all of the tokens stamped, Put them on the cookie sheet. Bake according to the directions on the Sculpey package. Pretty sure its 275 for 15 minutes. I always let them cool completely before I ever take them off of the sheet. Once they're cool, take your paint pen and fill in the design, or outline it, or whatever. I always fill my designs, and then turn them over and write on the back of them, "57chevy" or "TFTC" or whatever. The kokopelli ones I make, I number, So far oddly enough, I am up to #57 . Once they look the way you want, you'll want to glaze them to bring the color out of the sculpey. I just put a couple of drops on the front and rub it in with a finger, I do all of the fronts of the coins and let them sit overnight so they aren't tacky, then the next day I do the same with the backsides. After they set for a few hours they're done. I don't think I left anything out but if you are unclear on any of this, just shoot me an e-mail, and I'll help any way I can. Don't take this project too seriously, It really is pretty easy, but I made it pretty difficult the first couple of times I did it. It gets easier the more you do and the end product is always improving. HAVE FUN !!!! Hope this helps. - 57chevy

Well here is my finished product. Took alot of time these are all handmade and involved alot of work lol. Had fun making them and dont think they turned out too bad. The larger coin has my custom stamp the smaller is for a few Micros. Going to start a new thread showing them off and see what everyone thinks

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My Bidder on ebay Backed out on my Interstate 10 GOLD LE, so figured I would offer it up for trade.

Trading for it or buying it this one is gonna be mine

Well, I just cut my finger three times, superglues two others together and FINALLY have a finished custom stamp for the from of my clay coin. Now (crossing fingers) tonight it will work in the clay. And going to find a generic logo stamp for the back. I am excited to see how these turn out. Hope to have some scans tomorrow or the next day, once again wishful thinking.

Lol wish this was the case, If I knew about them before they were fouund it wouldnt bother me as much

I am using gmail, and still not getting a jump on things

Ok well I am starting this topic to see if anyone can shed some light on this for me. I have 76 finds now under my belt and have yet to log a FTF. It seems I am getting the reviewr notices far later than others. I recieved one this morning and it had already been logged 3 times!!! How are these guys getting the info so fast? I even have aPQ set up and they arent showing up on there. How do I get ahead of the competition at least just once....