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Message:: [QUOTE="ancientcoins.market, post: 2201740, member: 75224"]The practice of replicas is well known in Great Britain and US. However, 99.9 % of Museums in EU, display only the genuine items. Because coins are small and with very high value, they are the prime target of thefts. Electroplating gave the museums an extraordinary tool to protect their collections. These replicas are made of pure gold or silver. Because genuine coin is used as mirror, the quality is great to fool most of the people. Now here it is a gold replica of Caesar. I am attached to this coin because was stolen once from a museum  " can't share the name"Sure was inside glass display with full security measures, camera, sensors, you name it.It was found again because all the black market dealer wouldn't touch it. After 20 years in service, the museum sold it within a "lot" of gold replicas. (The thief's already knew this one was fake <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )These type of auctions are not for general public. Here it is. Pure 24 karat Gold 6.7 gramsmelt value around $ 300 Julius Caesar. Gold Aureus , 46 BC. Rome. A. Hirtius, praetor. C CAESAR COS TER, veiled of of Vesta or Pietas head right. Reverse: A HIRTIVS PR, lituus, jug and axe. Crawford 466/1;HCRI 56;Sydenham 1018;Calic 37. Last post for today . [ATTACH=full]429027[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]