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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2280376, member: 76086&quot;]Considering the topic of the most recent Paduan (or re-cast of), what is the opinion on such coins?&nbsp; Do they fulfill a purpose, are they insidious, evil, etc?&nbsp; Consider this below:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]455636[/ATTACH] </p><p>A copy of a Marcus Aurelius sestertius.&nbsp; But not just a copy a medal; its 63mm and 126.07 grams.&nbsp; Lightly patinated and shellacked (and marked on the edge, 237 of 500 issued) it wont fool most (I hope).&nbsp; But it is in a way a fake.&nbsp; I love the thing.&nbsp; It came with an auction catalog copy (part of), &quot;Edition du Club francais de la Medaille, CFR 847...Catalog General Illustre de la Monnaie de Paris, Vol. 6, p.33&quot;&nbsp; No idea as to the age as I have no time to research it.&nbsp; I just know it is awesome.&nbsp; So, the question remains....are fakes (either old or not) OK?&nbsp; Marked or not?&nbsp; Oversized or not?&nbsp; Many things to consider with this, but I do happen to think copies and or fakes have their places (though fully disclosed and certainly not at the prices of genuine examples).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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