Replica coins

[declan03]

Have any of you guys seen one of these 1693 William and Mary halfpenny replicas?

[Rob]

No, but thankfully the border teeth are missing, the hair is too wiry and it simply looks wrong.

[Leo]

Is this from Alibaba?

[declan03]

Yes and one of his thieves tried to steal my cash!!

[copper123]

You will be getting artificially worn down examples of this coin offered to you soon dealers just like the 1869 pennies.

Not convincing like this (but strangely enjoyable) williams bust looks all wrong

[copper123]

[Michael-Roo]

 

The page which includes that photo is a useful resource for general information but, as it hasn't been revised (I think) since 2004, the values given will be out of date.

http://www.irishcoinage.com/MILL3CAT.HTM

Edited June 1, 2017 by Michael-Roo

[declan03]

Thanjs Michael.

I did stumble across this site, way back when i bought this coin last year. Same old story, blurry picture on ebay, thinking i,m getting a bargain, the greed got the better of me. The seller was most apologetic and issued a refund and told me just to keep the replica coin.

[Michael-Roo]

48 minutes ago, declan03 said:

Thanjs Michael.

I did stumble across this site, way back when i bought this coin last year. Same old story, blurry picture on ebay, thinking i,m getting a bargain, the greed got the better of me. The seller was most apologetic and issued a refund and told me just to keep the replica coin.

While there are plenty of rogues about I'm sure honest people do make genuine mistakes at times too, particularly if they're not sure what it is they are offering for sale.

Edited June 1, 2017 by Michael-Roo

[copper123]

16 hours ago, Michael-Roo said:

While there are plenty of rogues about I'm sure honest people do make genuine mistakes at times too, particularly if they're not sure what it is they are offering for sale.

sounds EXACTLY like the general public lol