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Alex Lockwood New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 02:14 am A few years ago I bought what I thought were two coins of the Emperor Nero. Both are stamped with 'WRL', and I wasn't sure what that meant. So I ran this though the internet. I discovered that the company, Westair Reproductions Ltd, produces replicas for coin dealers and museums. I am now very careful. I ask the seller if I can photograph the coin I'm interested in, so I can research it. They are usually OK with that. Once I am satisfied the coin is kosher, then I agree a purchase price with them. Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 07:02 am Welcome Alex. If you are unsure of a coin, you can always post a picture and ask here. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 07:46 am to the community Check out the Sticky section here titled "Books, downloads and websites" It has tons of useful information which will help you learn about coins before you buy them. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16982 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 08:12 am Welcome, Alex. If you do a forum search for "WRL", you'll see that these indeed turn up quite frequently here on the forum, most often by people who have obtained/inherited one and don't know what it means either. WRL replicas are usually sold by the museums and tourist shops in little cardboard information folders that (a) make it clear that the coins are replicas and (b) tell the historical background of the coin of which it is a copy. It is only when the coins somehow become separated from their holders that problems arise. Of course, we've also seen the deliberately deceptive side of things, from people taking pictures of WRL replicas that are just fuzzy enough to not be able to read "WRL" clearly, to pieces where the "WRL" has actually been scratched off or overstamped with something else. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 12:48 am Alex, Welcome, Note: WRL (Westair Reproductions Limited) is a reputable Company that does not try to pass off Replica coins as Genuine. Other sellers (of WRL coins), through ignorance or deception have been known to try to pass these coins off as 'Genuine' to the unwary or unsuspecting buyer. Other manufacturers of Replica coins may include an 'F' (Fake) or an 'R' (Replica) or a 'C' (Copy), somewhere on the coin, where it has no right to be. Some other manufacturers have other methods of getting around the 'Counterfeiting' laws. Some don't even try. "Caveat Emptor" ('Buyer Beware') is always the best approach when purchasing coins, and, we've all been there. Report this Post to the Staff
Arminius1 New Member Germany 3 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 4:26 pm So far I saw these two Neros from WRL: regards Report this Post to the Staff
tenbobbit Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 701 Posts	Posted 05/12/2015 05:32 am Heres my small collection of replica coins The only 1 that makes an effort to say it is a replica is the NERO coin by WRL, none of the others have any markings to indicate they are copies I have another that I havnt identified yet, also devoid of " copy " marks Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 05/12/2015 06:53 am I have a small 'WRL' collection. The collection isn't valuable, but they are fun to collect nevertheless. All have come from dealers' junk boxes, for a dollar or so. They all go into my 'black' collection, despite the fact that I do not consider them to be fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 5008 Posts	Posted 05/12/2015 3:25 pm if I every run into one in junk bin somewhere I'm going to pick one up. Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 05/12/2015 4:59 pm I would not mind having a few of those WRL coins. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 05/12/2015 5:18 pm Well if you are tempted by ebay offerings, make sure you don't pay too much... http://www.westair-reproductions.co...e0c2fc8fcb27 Report this Post to the Staff
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