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New Member
United Kingdom
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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.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Welcome Alex. If you are unsure of a coin, you can always post a picture and ask here.
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United States
23453 Posts |
 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.
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Australia
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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.
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Pillar of the Community
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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.
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New Member
Germany
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So far I saw these two Neros from WRL:   regards
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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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.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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if I every run into one in junk bin somewhere I'm going to pick one up.
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Canada
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I would not mind having a few of those WRL coins.
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United Kingdom
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