Author Topic: Badly Tooled Coins Here (Read 161102 times)

okidoki · « **Reply #625 on:** October 25, 2019, 06:18:54 pm »

Dear cf,

is am in doubt sure does look odd

djmacdo · « **Reply #626 on:** October 25, 2019, 07:28:59 pm »

That reverse is virtually a work of fantasy!

okidoki · « **Reply #627 on:** November 09, 2019, 12:53:31 pm »

terrible complete bust tooled so is the beard and legend

Molinari · « **Reply #628 on:** January 09, 2020, 01:19:35 pm »

I present a true monstrosity and an insult to all things holy and beautiful. Listed as something like "tooled around the headband," but clearly there's a lot more going on!

djmacdo · « **Reply #629 on:** January 10, 2020, 07:26:12 am »

That is a horror!!

Molinari · « **Reply #630 on:** January 28, 2020, 05:40:29 pm »

The Neapolis coin is now over $600 (with juice) with room to grow. I’m really shocked.

okidoki · « **Reply #631 on:** March 17, 2020, 10:41:22 am »

this coin is tooled from aegyptos into africa
unfortunately

best

eric

okidoki · « **Reply #632 on:** April 16, 2020, 03:51:44 am »

Sad times
how can you say "Ritocchi" and call it SPL

ROMANE IMPERIALI - Adriano (117-138) - Sesterzio - Busto drappeggiato a d. / R Adriano stante a d., Di fronte Alessandria offericante C. 17 (60 Fr.) R (AE g. 23,65) Ritocchi
SPL

djmacdo · « **Reply #633 on:** April 16, 2020, 11:25:16 am »

Is that coin real at all? Certainly not a square milimeter of original surface survives. It looks as if it could be an entirely new product, sculpted out of a block of bronze.

okidoki · « **Reply #634 on:** April 16, 2020, 11:42:16 am »

Quote from: djmacdo on April 16, 2020, 11:25:16 am

Is that coin real at all? Certainly not a square milimeter of original surface survives. It looks as if it could be an entirely new product, sculpted out of a block of bronze.

i agree, this could well be

okidoki · « **Reply #635 on:** May 09, 2020, 04:04:42 pm »

hi all,

in Auction, auctioneer calls himself Fine Arts

quadrans · « **Reply #636 on:** May 09, 2020, 04:27:12 pm »

OMG,

Joe

djmacdo · « **Reply #637 on:** May 09, 2020, 06:32:50 pm »

My eyes! My eyes!!

okidoki · « **Reply #638 on:** May 10, 2020, 09:12:23 am »

and this is only some of his Hadrians in Sale, so many tooled coin in one auction

Dominic T · « **Reply #639 on:** May 10, 2020, 04:11:00 pm »

I'm asking myself for many years how it is possible auction houses present in their sales that kind of coin. The answer is: there is a market for it. Some collectors don't care to buy something that had been altered. I'm not one of them but I respect those guys.The important thing for me is the honesty of the seller. All the coins above are clearly described as "smoothed" or "tooled". I even sometimes saw coins in forum shop here with the description "tooled" and that's ok with me as long as it's crystal clear the piece had been retouched.
DT

okidoki · « **Reply #640 on:** June 08, 2020, 08:42:30 am »

Quote from: okidoki on May 09, 2020, 04:04:42 pm

hi all,

in Auction, auctioneer calls himself Fine Arts

Hammered £
nr 1 830
nr 2 90
nr 3 990
nr 4 320

nr 5 below 1100

djmacdo · « **Reply #641 on:** June 08, 2020, 11:26:27 am »

I find that and these coins truly disgusting.

okidoki · « **Reply #642 on:** June 08, 2020, 11:36:16 am »

Quote from: djmacdo on June 08, 2020, 11:26:27 am

I find that and these coins truly disgusting.

Yes and people spending so much money for trash, smoothed is ok for me to some degree, but hardcore tooling?

Molinari · « **Reply #643 on:** June 08, 2020, 12:06:16 pm »

Why is poor Hardian so often the victim?

Marko M · « **Reply #644 on:** June 10, 2020, 08:44:10 am »

Hello,
what do you think about this Hanniballianus?

okidoki · « **Reply #645 on:** June 10, 2020, 09:01:46 am »

auction says tooled and re-patinated (bearbeitet, künstlich patiniert)

i can see the tooling the re-patinated i can see

okidoki · « **Reply #646 on:** June 14, 2020, 09:23:51 am »

Hairdressers attempt

shanxi · « **Reply #647 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:01:32 pm »

Unbelievable. Sold by a well known auction house as "Brown patina, VF". No word about tooling.

okidoki · « **Reply #648 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:45:18 pm »

must have slipped through, never seen them selling tooled coins or not mentioning this

okidoki · « **Reply #649 on:** July 11, 2020, 05:26:42 am »

Nose job

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