I've been engraving metal coins with my little fiber laser. It's so good for engraving.

First experiments (December 2024)

It took a few tries, but in December 2024 my experiments started to yield better results. This coin has a gear border around an open notebook and pen.

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And the same coin from the top.

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Later (August 2026)

Some more recent examples: a couple of coins with engraved portraits. I darken the recesses with brass black and then run them in a rock tumbler for a bit to remove the black in the raised portions.

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