A few days ago I talked about this fabulous idea about creating a ring out of a coin. So far between migraines and lack I've time I haven't been able to get much done on the ring. However, I have found out that you can definitely do with with an Australian 20 cent piece. I would be really interested to find out from you whether you can do this with any coins from your currency.

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I love anything that's a little off-beat. So finding a site that gives simple, step by step instructions on how to turn a coin into a ring immediately got my attention.

The great thing about this site is that it makes use of tools you probably have at home - or could borrow. The instructions are easy to understand with photos to illustrate each step. Ini the end you'll have a cool looking ring with a great story behind it. Well, I'm off to see how it works with Aussie currency - I'll post pics of the results!

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Anyhow, my problem with my metal choice is that silver has this horrible habit of leaving green or blackish marks on my skin. It doesn't always happen, but its a real pest when it does.

The problem is that even if you're not suffering from allergies to metals, our skin reacts with various metals. The worst culprits are nickel, copper and silver. I know what you're thinking - "I don't wear any of those metals though!". Well, if you wear gold the chances are that you are also wearing nickel, silver and copper.

All gold that's less than 24K is an alloy that uses other metals to make up the weight. The problem with gold is that, although its nice and sparkly, it is also very soft - so soft in fact that it is impossible to wear 24k gold next to the skin for any period of time. So, to make it strong enough, gold is mixed with other metals, usually copper, nickel and silver. And even though gold itself tends not to react with our skin, copper, nickel and silver certainly do.

The solution to the green problem? If your gold is staining you, go for a higher karat weight. If you're wearing copper or silver you can have it coated - although the coating will wear off. The best solution is to go with metals that don't react - platinum, 316L stainless steel, titanium or niobium.

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