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United Kingdom
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Hi Please identify these coins and can you tell me if they are real coins our replicas, both coins are non magnetic coins. Thanks in advance   *** Edited by Staff to crop images. Please crop images before uploading. If you do not have software to do this you can use the free image optimizer. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Replicas or fakes, unfortunately.
Probably intended for the tourist trade.
The style, surface texture, lack of any hint of radial edge splitting, very even patina, and same amount of 'wear' on the high points as well as low points on the designs all arouse suspicions.
To my eye, they appear to be pressure cast.
attribution:
Philip antoninianus and Trajan denarius.
They appear to be made of the same alloy, my bet is that these two were bought together at the same time, off the same seller, and have remained together since then.
They should be of different alloy; The Trajan denarius should have much finer silver.
Edited by sel_69l
11/24/2017 4:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree "replicas". Keep plugging.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Similar, from the fake coin reports.   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Rest in Peace
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If they tool good, they're probably fake!  How the heck did that happen? Just tried to correct the friggin auto correct? Edited by Crazyb0
11/24/2017 5:45 pm
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Rest in Peace
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If they roll good, they're probably fake! |
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 United States
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Thank you to everybody who replied, the coin's were in a bunch of world coins that I had brought for few pounds.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have an extensive 'black' collection of fake coins for my own education.
If they were mine, they would be in that collection, they are of a different appearance (as noted above), to most of my other fakes.
Full description on why fake would be noted on the enclosing 2x2.
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Posted 11/24/2017 4:53 pm
