Make a Coin Necklace

A coin necklace is generally easy to make and looks great. The necklace can be worn casually or with a dressier outfit.

Steps

Assemble the materials needed. You'll find these listed below under "Things You'll Need". Also, find a hard surface (preferably a brick or sturdy rock) to work on.
Create holes in the coin. Put on safety glasses first.
- Line up the cold chisel about a third of the way down from the edge of the coin to the center. Make sure it is not too close to the edge.
- Make a shallow dent (or mark) by pounding the hammer several times against the top of the chisel. You don't need to pound it too hard, but use some force.
- Once your mark is made, put the nail punch into the hole, and keep pounding hard on it with the hammer, but take care not to warp the coin too much, because the initial designs on it will fade.
Keep checking to see if the nail punch has made it through the coin, and when it does, take the hammer and pound the coin to straighten out all the warped spots, and pound down the circular part of the coin you just punched out. If you flattened the circle right, it should be covering the hole you just made.
Take the nail punch and go through the hole again, on the opposite side of the coin that you punched first. The hole should be completely open now.
Open a necklace jump ring. Put it through the hole. Then close it tight.
Thread the chain through the jump ring and wear.

You might want to wash the coin before you wear it, because it might have small rock fragments on it. Brushing it a little works just as well.
Warping of the coin is natural. Just pound it out, as said in step #5. You may need to flatten it out while punching the hole as well.

Dimes are the hardest to work with- they warp pretty badly, but they are repairable.
Don't pound on rock or brick that you care about. It slowly chisels the brick away.
Don't hit yourself with the hammer, chisel, punch, etc.