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I want to know if you cant melt peace dollars for the silver. It wont be used to sell as silver i need silver to cast. this is the cheapest way to find silver. the value of a peace dollar now is cheaper than its silver content…and im not talking on ebay, those prices are crazy. But i cant seem to find if its legal or not. Some people say its illegal to melt coins, are those just new coins? (ex, pennies for copper) please help
1. i only need about 3 ounces…not an entire ingot
2. whos telling the truth is it legal to melt 192x’s coins or not??? and 3. the value of a poor quality peace dollar is about 2 bucks…the silver value not counting the copper is $10

I am trying to make a ring with some expensive sterling silver casting grain i bought, im using cuttle bone casting and i know how to make the cast. i have an MAPP gas torch and thats supposed to do the job but im still having some problems: sometimes the metal only goes halfway down the cast so does that mean that im not heating the metal up enough, i wait until its melted in the crucible and then some, then i pour. are you supposed to wait longer? also since i tried this already with the silver, the silver has been melted and is no longer casting grain but chunks of noticeably unsuccessful attempts, is this a problem, grain cost me alot of money so please help! thanks

Okay, I Want to melt metal such as pop cans, aluminum foil, etc.
but I cant build a foundry in my back yard, all i can do is make a really hot fire.
I would like some helpful suggestions.

I have several pounds of sterling silver and some casts that I want to pour melted silver into to make original jewelry. I’ve searched for equipment to melt the silver but just keep finding suggestions like “using a torch.” I thought maybe there is a pot or kettle melting system that I’ve yet to discover. All your help is so greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!