Silver Threepenny Bits - can they go into pickle?

[Pennyalbert]

Hi all

I'm hoping someone can help me!

A friend has asked me to use 12 old silver threepenny pieces. I plan to drill each one and create a charm bracelemy question is - if I want to add a soldered jump ring to each coin can I put it in pickle afterwards? I am unsure of the metals within it.

[ps_bond]

Yes, there should be no issue pickling - the coin composition varies according to when it was minted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threepence_(British_coin)

[Pennyalbert]

They are dated from 1914-1933

[china]

Personally I would set them in a bezel

[Pennyalbert]

Personally I would set them in a bezel

If I set them in a bezel I would still, at some point need to pickle them though I would think ...

[Pennyalbert]

I have found this information and still wonder if I can put them in pickle:

The reign of King George V (1910–1936) features several changes to the threepence denomination. As with all British silver coins, the silver content was reduced from sterling (0.925) silver to 50% silver, 40% copper, 10% nickel in 1920, 50% silver, 50% copper in 1922, and 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel, 5% zinc in 1927

The ones my friend has range from 1914 to 1933

[ps_bond]

Not sure I can think of a reason why you'd need to pickle them if bezel set - do all the soldering, then the bezel setting of the coins, then final polish & they don't need to go back in. I admit I'd prefer not to drill old coins (or solder them), but that's just me.
The downside to bezel setting is that you'll have to make up a bunch of 12-sided bezels - but it's all good skills practice Alternatively, a) you may be able to find a stockist of 3D bezel settings or b) just use a round one.
(Nah, I'm wrong - the older ones were round, it's the later ones I remember. Just)

[CJ57]

Not sure I can think of a reason why you'd need to pickle them if bezel set - do all the soldering, then the bezel setting of the coins, then final polish & they don't need to go back in. I admit I'd prefer not to drill old coins (or solder them), but that's just me.
The downside to bezel setting is that you'll have to make up a bunch of 12-sided bezels - but it's all good skills practice Alternatively, a) you may be able to find a stockist of 3D bezel settings or b) just use a round one.
(Nah, I'm wrong - the older ones were round, it's the later ones I remember. Just)

Silver sixpences were always round, I have loads of them of all ages from the days of putting them in a dumpling for luck. You are thinking of threepennies which were mostly nickel brass

[CJ57]

Most of my above post is rubbish as silver threepennies are all those coins my gran used to put in her clootie dumplings for good luck and I have dozens of them. The bit about the 12 sided ones is correct though

[Dennis]

No one's mentioned the black birds.