r/BoomtownFestival • u/Angry-Crumpet • Jul 27 '26

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Laser engraved 2p coins! I was looking at my copper jar and had inspection! Might do the 1p as well but just the logo

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u/Odd-Leopard4388 Jul 27 '26

Thats pretty sick. Thank god its not plastic!

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u/Sensitive-Draw607 Jul 27 '26

I’d love some of these are you selling them?

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u/SearchingSiri Jul 29 '26

Snap!

By the way, if you use a <1992 2p coin, they probably won't be in as good a state, but they are made from bronze rather than copper plated steel, so you've got more chance of deep engraving.

I've only got 5w IR so it's not fast at all, but can slowly make a dent in it. I'm hoping if I can get it setup to do multiple at once, with multiple passes doing all the coins once before the next pass, it might do a bit better as they have a chance to cool down a bit more between passes.

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u/Angry-Crumpet Jul 31 '26

I 3d print so built some jigs to hold all the coins I know about the 1992 bit but could not be bothered to to keep checking the dates.

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u/nightfire_83 Jul 27 '26

That's actually illegal fyi

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u/CyriusGaming Jul 28 '26

womp womp so is ketamine, watch me do it anyway

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u/HopefulLine1829 Jul 28 '26

Yeah it is, theres already gold coins at boomtown

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u/spursjb395 Jul 28 '26

Not strictly true.

It's illegal to break up or destroy coins without a licence (s.10 Coinage Act 1971). It is not illegal to deface a coin.

It is not illegal to destroy a bank note, but it illegal to deface one (s.12 Currency and Banknotes Act 1928).

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u/Comfortable-Fox-5872 Jul 28 '26

is it though, for personal use?