What You Think About This One

Almost certainly the 'real deal' aka genuine. Almost impossible to fake what is shown in the picture. Not only that but it has very good upside potential. The underlying green surface seems to be intact and covering the entire surface. The reddish brown encrustation may fall away relatively easily with the proper treatments. There is a fairly deep scratch on reverse but it does not appear to have penetrated the thick patination. There is no guarantee when cleaning these things up. But all in all this looks like a good gamble to me.

With a smooth green patina it is easily a $100 coin. If I were a buyer I would go up to around $50-60

Looks good to me also, and would clean up nicely.

The second one is rather nice with some rough patches which might be improvable. First one while quite an intense green I see the lettering as not as sharp as the other two. The pics also are a bit 'off'. You can tell by the backround changing hue from one to the next. The coin almost certainly is with green patination. But the intensity shown is almost certainly the result of the photography. Still I like the green ones very much. If you were considering the Trajan AE you may want to follow this one. At under 30 GBP it is a no brainer really.

First century coinage has gotten very expensive for quality material. But you are correct about this one. There is an element of risk involved in buying any uncleaned coin but I am growing a bit suspicious why the seller/owner did not attempt to remove the remaining encrustations. Perhaps they have good reasons. Either way the price is beyond what I would pay for a chance. The color is attractive and I am not the only 'fool' who loves green bronze coins. At least two other fools are fighting over this one !