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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 838388, member: 8959&quot;]This topic is being debated in the german ancients forum as the coins shown were apparently bought at the Numismata in Muenchen in 2009. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a very deceiving practice, in my opinion just short of selling complete forgeries. Some people seem to have specialized in this &quot;art&quot;, and whoever is doing this appears to be highly skilled. </p><p>A variety of materials appear to be in use, including plastic resins which harden with U.V irradiation, and also simple materials like hard waxes. </p><p>I also had the opportunity to make acquantaince with this dishonest practice some years ago, with this sestertius of Drusus. See the &quot;before&quot; pictures, and the &quot;after&quot; picture after a short bath in acetone. Note how the acetone revealed deep pits at the truncation of the neck, and also in the field before the seated figure of Claudius, which had been filled with wax with the intention to deceive the buyer (me).</p><p><br /></p><p>Buyer beware, the work is done so skillfully, that it may become necessary to bring along a small bottle of acetone to a show, if you intend to buy ancient bronze coins......</p><p><br /></p><p>These are the &quot;before&quot; pictures:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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