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Offline Gestin R

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possible fake tiberius
« on: January 31, 2019, 03:33:00 pm »
saw this Tiberius tribute penny while I was scrolling through and thought it might be fake. let me know what you think

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Re: possible fake tiberius
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2019, 04:44:53 pm »
From the photo alone, without weight and a large sharp image, I would say it looks like a cast fake....to me.
You should provide those. Let's see what others think,
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Re: possible fake tiberius
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2019, 09:55:30 am »
Hi,

I agree with @Akropolis; it certainly looks like a cast fake. It appears to have a soapy/bubbled surface, and there may even be a casting line around the edge. The patina also looks very dark and a bit patchy, so almost certainly artificial.

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Re: possible fake tiberius
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2019, 01:58:29 pm »
It looks like a cast fake to me also.

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Re: possible fake tiberius
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2019, 02:02:41 pm »
yes bad feeling

soapy details
metal looks wrong 
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Offline Gestin R

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Re: possible fake tiberius
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2019, 01:32:52 am »
Id like to thank everyone for leaving there responses. I've talked with the owner about authenticity and he said he never did it since someone told him it would cost a ton of money and I directed him to several places like ngc who still only would have to pay around 25$.He never did respond back to this however.

 

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