+anne.and.eli Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 the clay coins you made from them are gorgeous!! Did you end up using them as sig items? I love the shapie one, it makes the strike plate make more sense. Quote Link to comment
Odyssey Voyager Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 and heres some pics....and my V2 coin this pic and die looks really cool. did you have it altered in any way, or is this the original way you received it? i am having mine sent to me, and i'm getting a few ideas for the die once it arrives. thanks for the pics! Quote Link to comment
+LadyBee4T Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 do you pay duty on top of the shipping fees when they arrive? Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Why yes, I have ordered my dies.... Thread and heres some pics....my v1 coin.. and my V2 coin OK, so it looks like two pieces to stamp the coin blanks, and two pieces to cut the blanks from raw sheets. To save on shipping, one could request that only the stamping set are shipped, you really don't need the cutting portion, especially for a round coin. Quote Link to comment
+Nero Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 the clay coins you made from them are gorgeous!! Did you end up using them as sig items? I love the shapie one, it makes the strike plate make more sense. Yes, I used them for sig items for a while. then eventually had a path tag made and use them. Quote Link to comment
+Nero Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 do you pay duty on top of the shipping fees when they arrive? I was just given an cost to have them shipped to me, I'm not sure what all it included in the fee. both came to me USPS, and i was not asked to pay any additional fees, so if if there was then it was paid up front and included. Quote Link to comment
Odyssey Voyager Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) the now retired "Code 3" geocoin dies arrived this week. i decided to wait and have the dies shipped with my newest geocoins, and this saved a little on shipping costs, plus everything arrived at the same time. now, i'm going to see about having them machined down, buffed, polished, and a decorative plating applied before mounting onto a wood plaque. i'll get estimates for all that next week. Edited October 25, 2009 by Odyssey Voyager Quote Link to comment
+Da Beast Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 i totally want my dies sent to me when i get my coins made. and as for the high cost most likly due to the weight Quote Link to comment
Odyssey Voyager Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 i totally want my dies sent to me when i get my coins made. and as for the high cost most likly due to the weight yes, according to the mint company, all items are sent overnight via FedEx, and the cost for shipping this can run from $75 to $100. so, the metal dies DO belong to you, but the additional cost is ONLY for express shipping (usually from China) which can be rather expensive for such heavy metal. i don't think they will ship the items a less expensive way, but you can ask, and i was told the factory sends ALL the pieces of the die, even if you don't need or want them all. the reason for this may be to avoid delays or errors caused in translating complicated instructions. Quote Link to comment
+dhenninger Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 One thing to remember, once the die leaves the mint, they will never stamp coins from it again. If you want to do a "remint" or reuse a design, you will have to pay the die fees again. They will not take the chance of using the dies after they have possibly been mishandled. Quote Link to comment
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