Interest Pirates of the Carribean: New run of Aztec Gold Coins (24k gold plated metal coins)

[JKKS]

They look amazing and I really love how the details pop more on this version.
Please sign me up if you ever do another run like that or someone falls through on this run.

 

[eethan]

It's really nice. I think the darker low spots does most of it. I though a bit about it as I like the sharp look but i'll stick to the gold plated one and will wait for your test with the dark aging on them as i think this will look very nice as well

 

[TomVDJ]

They look amazing and I really love how the details pop more on this version.
Please sign me up if you ever do another run like that or someone falls through on this run.

If you like that look: just see if you can get your hands on the game set (you can find them on eBay for €40 or €50. Just look for "pirates of the caribbean 3 in 1 games"), take the gold-colored coins and polish them up with brasso. Done!

 

[TomVDJ]

It's really nice. I think the darker low spots does most of it. I though a bit about it as I like the sharp look but i'll stick to the gold plated one and will wait for your test with the dark aging on them as i think this will look very nice as well

No problem. Once they are off to the gold-plater, option for the polished ones are gone, though... Only choice after that is: having the brown wash on them or not.

But as said before: I see these game sets are still available on eBay. So you can always snap up a set there and polish up the gold coins yourself. It will take a while to get to a shiny finish, bot you'll have 12 coins then (for the price of the game set).

 

[JKKS]

If you like that look: just see if you can get your hands on the game set (you can find them on eBay for €40 or €50. Just look for "pirates of the caribbean 3 in 1 games"), take the gold-colored coins and polish them up with brasso. Done!

Wow thanks for the heads up man. I’ll definitely do that.

 

[bpalaganas]

Are you still going to add the brownish tint to some coins after the final 24k gold plating?

 

[bpalaganas]

Oops
Never mind! Just saw the previous post

 

[Mpops89]

I will stick with the gold-plated version myself please, maybe adding the brown wash you mentioned on the first page if you're still thinking about trying that out

 

[TomVDJ]

I will stick with the gold-plated version myself please, maybe adding the brown wash you mentioned on the first page if you're still thinking about trying that out

Yep, I will defenitely try this out and will post pics of the result, so people can decide to have it or not.

 

[TomVDJ]

Little non-update: I destroyed my dremel-tool today. Will go get a new one this weekend, so I can drill the holes beginning next week and hopefully still ship them to the gold plater next week...

 

[eethan]

sorry to hear, dremels are fragile... I need to buy a new one too I think. good luck

 

[kickman88]

I will swap to the budget coin, thanks.

 

[TomVDJ]

I will swap to the budget coin, thanks.

No problem. I'll keep 2 of them just polished for myself too.

If other people want a budget version (so €35 instead of €70, but just polished to a shine and no gold-plating) , please let me know soon, because once they are on their way to the goldplater, it's not an option anymore.

The budget ones can be shipped out next week already.

Another picture of the 2 coins I polished for mysef:

 

[Brett Banner]

I am still good for the gold-plated version, and definitely interested to see what your weathering option looks like!

 

[TomVDJ]

Some people dropped out of the int list. So everybody who expressed interest (also from the backup list) can have one of these.

 

[TomVDJ]

Got me a new dremel tool today and drilled all coins. 21 coins ready to get gold-plated. (I'll keep 3 polished ones for myself.)

They will ship to the goldplater beginning of next week, and I hope to get them back soon.

 

[eethan]

Awesome, looking forward to that thanks for the update

 

[TomVDJ]

BTW, for those people who are going to give it a try polishing some of the gold-colored coins themselves: be carefull, because the gold is just a layer on a metal coin. When drilling the holes it was pretty clear that the inside is a silver-colored metal. So rubbing / polishing it too hard will get the complete gold layer off, leaving you with a silver-colored coin.

 

[TomVDJ]

Coins were shipped to the goldplater. Radio silence now until I get them back, I guess. What else could I post in the meanwhile, right?

 

[The Terminator]

Coins were shipped to the goldplater. Radio silence now until I get them back, I guess. What else could I post in the meanwhile, right?

Bad pirate jokes/puns?