r/Charleston • u/CarelessConcert9371 • 14h ago

Gold plating?

Hello- I’m looking for someone who can cast a brass coin in gold for me as a keepsake gift. Anyone know someone?

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u/Theninearmedoctopus North Charleston 11h ago

For something like a brass coin, you'll likely want to electroplate it with a thin layer of gold and not cast. This is both cheaper and retains more detail.

I don't have leads on anyone who can do that locally but hopefully that can help you narrow your search.

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u/Tangible_Slate 13h ago

The college of building arts has a metalworking program, a student there might do it for a price.

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u/RUBBLE_INC 10h ago

Better off shipping it off. That’s a pretty antiquated trade and I don’t know if a business has a gold electroplating tank laying around here