He uses a hammer and a file to smooth the coins and shape them into rings.
Lilly buys coins like half-dollars from shops across the country to turn into the unique jewelry.
The work takes him about three hours per ring.
Lilly calls the work a hobby, not a business.
He's been doing it for 50 years. "I was working at a refinery in Virginia in 1957 and we did something one day and I thought if we can do that with that, then I can do that with a coin. So after many, many trials and errors I was finally able to complete one" said Lilly.
Senator Robert C. Byrd has bought three rings from the local artist.
The rings are on sale on Tamarack.
Source: wvnstv
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