BUYER BEWARE! 1712 2 Escudos on Ebay. Fake or Real???

[Zephyr]

Here we go. Remembered that I had a pic of some that I had cast up in brass:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/egodarter/Cast.jpg

(A little rough, but still enough to make you drool.... )

 

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[Michigan Badger]

Here we go. Remembered that I had a pic of some that I had cast up in brass:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o32/egodarter/Cast.jpg

(A little rough, but still enough to make you drool.... )

WOW

Now file the edges. Take them and run them through a rock tumbler 1/3 full of aquarium gravel/beach sand mix. Add enough water to cover the mixture and tumble for about 12 hours. Heat in an oven as high as possible for 6 hours. Cover them with Dellers Darkener and after 1/2 hour wipe it off.

Using aluminum foil, carefully rub off the high points (make them look shiny gold) leaving that dark background. Heat coins with hot air gun (hair dryer) and coat them with Renaissance Wax. When dry buff and let them set for a month.

Glossy spread clear coat is better than Ren Wax in some ways.

Sell on ebay for $$ (just kidding).

MB

 

[Zephyr]

Or I could just gold plate them. They could never pass as genuine though, as the "COPY" on the back would give that away.
If anybody can guess what coin it is, give yourself a gold star.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Or I could just gold plate them. They could never pass as genuine though, as the "COPY" on the back would give that away.
If anybody can guess what coin it is, give yourself a gold star.

Let me guess...they're one of the round ones?

Actually (new over used word) my method is best cause it makes them look old.

The ideal would be to make them out of lead and somehow plate them with antique gold. I'd put some minor damage on each and by all means lose that COPY word! Probably 3 out of 5 ebay coin buyers would know what that means

This sounds like great fun! What do I need to get started casting?

Badger

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

By law you need to leave the word COPY there.


I understand that we in the USA have freedom of speech but Simon from the Phillipines may be reading this and getting new ideas. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,213859.0.html

 

[Michigan Badger]

By law you need to leave the word COPY there.


I understand that we in the USA have freedom of speech but Simon from the Phillipines may be reading this and getting new ideas. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,213859.0.html

I know, I was just kidding.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

By law you need to leave the word COPY there.


I understand that we in the USA have freedom of speech but Simon from the Phillipines may be reading this and getting new ideas. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,213859.0.html

I know, I was just kidding.

I know. 8)
You could make genuine authentic looking reproductions, and sell them as such.