[meteorite-list] Tough question for collectors
From: User5013_at_aol.com <User5013_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:52 2004 Message-ID: <1e5.1bd3aa5e.2d8ed3c6_at_aol.com> --part1_1e5.1bd3aa5e.2d8ed3c6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I'm an amateur jeweler who makes awards & medallions for a couple clubs I belong to. I've been asked to make several medallions for an award called a "Guide Star." Previously, I have made them of silver, Sterling, even gold. I now have a client who wants to sponsor four medallions -- and wants to make them very special. Since the award is a Guide Star, he thinks it would be neat to make this set of four medallions out of a true star -- a meteorite. Sounds like a cool idea to me, but I have no real knowledge of the raw material. While searching the web, I've discovered great passion for collecting that I was completely unaware of. Such incredible passion, that I'm now very unsure of whether to proceed with the project. I'm certain that recasting the iron-nickel alloy would destroy the Widmanstaetten figures which are so prized among collectors. Yet, I cannot think of another process by which I would make the medallions. (I am, after all, only an amateur.) Before I go any further with this project, I'm asking your people for information. I seek opinions from collectors (pro, con, philosophy). I also seek functional information (melting temperature and density comes to mind). A medallion of silver weighs 4 ounces, so how much meteorite . . .? Anything you could provide would be most helpful before I continue. Please no flame-ing, yet. Thank you, Jay Toser user5013_at_aol.com 135 Lazy Lake Dr. Fall River WI 53932 --part1_1e5.1bd3aa5e.2d8ed3c6_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Hel= vetica" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">Hi,<BR> <BR> I'm an amateur jeweler who makes awards & medallions for a couple clubs=20= I belong to. I've been asked to make several medallions for an award=20= called a "Guide Star."<BR> <BR> Previously, I have made them of silver, Sterling, even gold. I now ha= ve a client who wants to sponsor four medallions -- and wants to make them v= ery special. Since the award is a Guide Star, he thinks it would be n= eat to make this set of four medallions out of a true star -- a meteorite.<B= R> <BR> Sounds like a cool idea to me, but I have no real knowledge of the raw mater= ial. While searching the web, I've discovered great passion for colle= cting that I was completely unaware of. Such incredible passion, that= I'm now very unsure of whether to proceed with the project.<BR> <BR> I'm certain that recasting the iron-nickel alloy would destroy the Widmansta= etten figures which are so prized among collectors. Yet, I cannot thi= nk of another process by which I would make the medallions. (I am, af= ter all, only an amateur.)<BR> <BR> Before I go any further with this project, I'm asking your people for inform= ation. I seek opinions from collectors (pro, con, philosophy). =20= I also seek functional information (melting temperature and density comes t= o mind). A medallion of silver weighs 4 ounces, so how much meteorite= . . .?<BR> <BR> Anything you could provide would be most helpful before I continue. P= lease no flame-ing, yet.<BR> <BR> Thank you,<BR> Jay Toser<BR> user5013_at_aol.com<BR> 135 Lazy Lake Dr.<BR> Fall River WI 53932</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Gene= va" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2"></FONT></HTML> --part1_1e5.1bd3aa5e.2d8ed3c6_boundary-- Received on Sun 21 Mar 2004 06:17:26 AM PST |
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