Just for your info - new collectors

[GaiusLucius]

A friend of mine in London sends me this URL from a store that sells coin reproductions. Although they do not want to fool anyone, they have recently admitted that some of their reproductions are being sold at eBay as authentic roman coins.

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[Joe Sermarini]

I have seen many of them in hand.  They are not convincing at all in hand.  

[jimwho523]

Hi all,

I have 5 of these reproductions in hand. They are as Joe says "not convincing at all.

All are "Thick flans" a average of 3 mm, and are the same thickness for Aurei, denari and sestertii

The denari and aureus of Balbinus are exactly the same. they weigh 6.60 grams and 6.55 gms respectively, the details are extremely soft, and casting bubbles are rampant.

The denari and aureus of Pupeinus are also exactly the same, They weigh 9.45 gms and 9.35 gms respectively, the details are extremely soft, and casting bubbles are rampant.

The sestertii ) 1 0f lucius versus, and one of Agrippina Sr.) exhibit the same characteristics of detail being soft, and visible casting bubbles. The weight is 31.05 gms for agrippina, and 19.6 for lucius. The width of the Agrippina is 33 mm and it is 4.5 mm thick. The width of the Lucius is 35 mm and it is 3 mm thick.

All of the coins have a "oily " feel in hand and immediately you can tell that hey are not genuine.

I will post some pictures in the next coouple of replies  

[jimwho523]

Here are the pupeinus denari and aureus

[jimwho523]

and finally, the Balbinus denari and aureus