John Adams Golden Coin Maker

Worked as advertised.

Has about 32 steps and can barely get the chocolate to melt in Step 2.

Rec'd item as described. Rec'd item sooner than expected.

Don't waste your money. It's time consuming and messy. My kid lost focus after 3 minutes and I was left to finish this on my own. Waste of money- it went to the trash!

because it makes chocolate coins.

Let's get the actual review of the product out of the way first..... It's fine, it does the job if you follow the instructions. I used chocolate buttons and it worked pretty much as it should.However, unless you're immortal, like say a Highlander, then you really don't have time in your life for the tedium involved in making batches of chocolate coins two at a time when a full bag of twenty can be had for a quid from the closes Home Bargains. It took about 40 minutes to make two, yes, two, coins. Its no joke that could have probably mined real gold and set up my own currency in the time it would take to make a full back of these time suckers. I lost the will to live twice and had an existential crisis in the time it took from opening the box to deciding to Bury it in the back garden and tell my daughter that Santa rechecked his list and actually decided she'd not been as good as her letter claimed.I didn't bury it in the end, theres always a chance archaeological surveys in the future may find it and believe that this was how we lived, one reality crushing chocolate coin at a time. I stuck it in a cupboard and plan to slowly chip away at my daughters sanity by constantly trying to convince her that it never existed in the first place. If I want her to believe that time can indeed stop, I'll buy her a copy Jordan and Peter Andre's album which is less of a human right violation than this thing is.

The concept of the whole toy is correct. You melt the chocolate, make the coin, cover it in foil, them press your chosen design on. My children really enjoyed making them. Let’s go through the steps because I feel it would help others brave enough to have a go at this:1. Melt the chocolate in the provided pot that you need to fill with hot water. I used really hot water even though the instructions say only hot tap water. well, I figured in tap water warmth it is never going to melt and it worked beautifully this way. My Cadbury chocolate buttons melted all just as expected, with constant stirring by my kids.2. Pour some melted chocolate in the moulds and flatten with provided tool+ cover with lid and into the freezer it goes. It worked! We made 9 coins this way, you have to make sure your mould is not over filled otherwise it ma become a problem when wrapping it up. Use freezer, not the fridge as it says, as it will not be firm enough for the next steps.3. Cut coin wrappers while waiting. Worked absolutely fine, kids enjoyed cutting the circles!4. Place your wrappers in the wrapping stamp section and place your coin(straight from freezer!) onto it. Push down and repeat on other side. It worked as long as the coin was cold enough! I would suggest only taking one coin out of freezer at once otherwise it may be difficult to work with.5. Choose your design and use the press to complete your coin. Voila! I will say that my 9 year old’s coins looked perfect compared to the ones my 6 year old made I’m not sure what they did differently but don’t be put off by some of my pictures I added.Yes it is a very fiddly process and you need to do it on a day when not only your kids are engaged but you are also well rested and patient 😁.I did it with them after a night shift and at one point I just wanted it all to go away but my kids were just too happy and keen😂. But I say they spent about a good hour and half making these and they thought it was magical! So I was happy.1 bag of Cadbury giant buttons was more than what you need for the lot. I also ordered green foil from amazon and that worked better than the one provided!Just make sure you put all coins in freezer all the time they are not being used and you will be fine!

what a waste of time! a little more effort from the manufacture and this could, COULD have been a decent toy, I bought a block of co op's own chocolate, its quite thick and chunky but melted rather rapidly using hot tap water in the melter dish provided, I must admit I was surprised! the next few steps were easy enough and before we knew it we were at the point of putting the chocolate moulds in the freezer! YIPPEE! or not!! as soon as you take the bastard things out they melt! leaving your hands looking like you forgot to use toilet paper during your last toilet visit! we put them back in the freezer for another 20 minutes.. same thing happened, more gooey s*** looking chocolate as soon as it touches your skin! the few we managed to get wrapped in the foil, ( might I add the meagre amount of foil!!) ended up turning into half embossed half melted pieces of s***e even my 4 year old chocolate mad child hesitated to attempt to eat! and this kid eats almost anything! it says turn the handle 6 times, pfffft load of crap!! we turned it 8 times, same result, we tried turning the damn bloody thing 10 times and still barely an imprint on the foil! so in case your still not clear on my opinion on this wretched thing, ITS S***E DO NOT BUY!!

A great big hit with my 4 year old nephew. It's all he talked about before Christmas and it has gone down a storm. Yes, it needs supervision and I would suggest buying extra foil and a big bag of chocolate buttons at the same time. Ignore negative comments about time melting chocolate. What's wrong with the microwave if you have to hurry!L

This product is good fun and can easily entertain kids on a rainy afternoon. I left a star off as i) the chocolate melting part is slow. Next time I'd use a pan and hob. And ii) the wrapping part rarely goes right so the chocolate spills out. That said the kids loved it and we all loved eating the coins!