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Edited by scousejay13 02/21/2013 4:20 pm
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Clearer pictures are needed - I see some fakes, I see some real ones. And for the romans, try posting the legends.
The one with the guys on the rostrum - that one could be very pricey, but I have my doubts about its authenticity. It doesn't look to bad but clearer pictures could clear it up.
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i seen that liberalitas going for $1450 is that in the region of what its worth if it genuine should I clean the liberalitas 1 and does any1 know anything about the first 2 are they medievil gallic celtic I can find similar1s but not them 2 the 1 with 3 circles and 1 withlooks to be ts. I only got a mobile to hand will get camera and put every coin I got on here tmorrow
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There is nothing here that needs any cleaning. Some have already been taken back to the bare metal which eliminates a large amount of any potential value they might have had.
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Yeah, bare metal can make a $1000 coin into a $0 coin. That victorian one is worth significantly less now. The issue with electrolysis is that it takes metal - and detail - with it.
If you learn proper cleaning techniques - olive oil, distilled water - you can clean a lot more effectively.
That being said, this lot is already clean. Liberalitas - if real - is already a bit over cleaned. Its value isn't really affected at this point.
Out of interest- where did you get these?
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off my girls grandad all the really expensive coins on websites have been cleaned I have only cleaned 1 or 2 I have a few green 1's roman a snake on alter and victory on globe will sort proper pics tmorrow
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They have NOT been cleaned back to the bare metal. They will attempt to maintain any available patina.
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The first two items are not coins, but jetons - counters, for use on mediaeval counting-boards (objects similar to an abacus). The third one is from Sweden, I think. I can't tell which pic is supposed to be the obverse for #4 (I think it's the last pic) but it's Roman. #5 (Liberalitas) is also Roman and seems fine; #6 has problems with the design that make me think it might be a cast fake. #7 is also a Roman, and appears genuine (I own a Liberalitas piece just like yours, but in the same condition as your #7). #8, frankly, looks "too good to be true" and I suspect is a replica; #9 (the one with "IUSTUS" and the C4 monogram) is a "Name of God" marck from Denmark; the squiggles are the Hebrew name of God. #10 (the large M) is Byzantine, but you don't seem to have the obverse of this one, so we can't ID it further. #11 (again, no obverse to this piece) is a St Patricks farthing token. In future, could you post just one coin per thread, please, rather than a whole bunch all at once. That way, the thread can be moved to the appropriate location if necessary once the coin is identified properly.
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Quote: #8, frankly, looks "too good to be true" and I suspect is a replica I had the same thoughts and discovered the following:  The top picture is from FAC fake reports: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...p?pos=-10488Even though the bottom picture looks to have been taken using a potato its possible to match the depressions above the figures heads and also the oddly shaped 'C' in SC. Even though the legends are chunkier in the top example these coin I feel are related in some way. At best the OPs coin is a Paduan and worth maybe $200? at worst an outright fake.
Edited by bobbyhelmet 02/21/2013 5:22 pm
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Valued Member
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thank you I will take this thread down and put each 1 of my coins in there own thread with good images so the jetsons are not worth anything and which coin is to good to be true and my large m iobverse ishelmeted and cuirassed bust facing holding globus cruciger and shield I also have another which is different it is diademed draped bust right and is *m+ con under it wouldnt let me put anymore images up thats y they not both sides to every coin I dont think any of the coins are fake I could be wrong but they all look ok but yous no what you talking about I took them to north west coins the otherday he wernt much help as to identifying them alls he really told me was they where real Thanks for reply
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i opening a thread just with that pic in please look bobbyhelmet
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Cool, if you can improve the pics and post again tomorrow the people on here will be able to give you the most impartial opinions of the coins worth. At least then if you do decide to sell you will have a 'ball-park' figure and won't get ripped off.
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 The "N" in the "CON" in the exergue of what seems a Byzantine Follis, looks like it is missing the line that makes it an "N" and not like a "Λ slanted to the left".
Edited by Masis 02/21/2013 5:48 pm
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