How To Properly Straighten a Bent Hammered Coin - Elizabeth 1st Shilling

DISCLAIMER: This video is not a tutorial, I am a professional jeweller with years of experience working with precious metals and I have the correct equipment to undertake a job like this, this video is just an explanation of my process. Any attempts you make to straighten a bent coin yourself using the information provided in this video are taken at your own risk.

I recently found a heavily damaged and bent Elizabeth 1st Shilling and have seen some absolutely tragic attempts at straightening coins from other detectorists who don't know what they are doing so I thought I would apply my skills as a jeweller to this toasted Elizabeth 1st shilling and show how it is done properly, even with such a thin coin as this with a deep gouge along the bend.