How To Fake/Counterfeit A Republican Denarius

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Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 7:41 pm These images are taken from http://www.identificacion-numismatica.com They describes the process of counterfeiting a denarius by "Remoneda"... Weighting the silver... Heating the silver in a hole in olive wood... Heating the silver in a hole in olive wood... Laminating the ball of silver with heat and hammer... Laminating the ball of silver with heat and hammer... Laminating the ball of silver with heat and hammer... Centering the silver blank on the die... putting the upper die... A hard hammer strike and... ...coin finished! ...coin finished! To get a brown patina put the coin in water with chlorine for 20 seconds, the coin will get darkened instantly... Put a paste made with water, chlorine and dust of iron oxide... Edited by Athalbert 07/09/2017 7:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 7:58 pm Very interesting. Can you please put these in the right section? There is a sticky section here on counterfeits. That's where they belong. I can't move them into that section. Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 8:00 pm Of course, sorry... Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 8:06 pm I have tried to do that, but... I´m only an analogic man lost in a digital world! Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 9:23 pm Thanks for the information. Interesting to see the process. I'm sure mods will move to the right section. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 10:42 am Always interesting to see the process. Why are they heating the blank in a hole in olive wood ? Is there any reason ? albert Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 07/11/2017 6:57 pm Yes, the reason is to incorporate small particles of coal and ashes to the silver... If you don´t do that the silver is too pure and the surface of the coin is very different of a genuine coin... You must remember that he is using modern silver 999 fine instead of an alloy of silver, copper, lead... Report this Post to the Staff
Jorge Manuel Goncalv New Member Portugal 16 Posts	Posted 07/12/2017 07:30 am small and big silver old ingots found in metal detection are sold to Spain, they pay much above the silver market price. collectors are buying fake coins with old silver. Report this Post to the Staff
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How To Counterfeit A Republican Denarius