A New Replica Maker in the USA.

During the past few years, replicas of British Celtic coins have been made in Bulgaria and Czechia. (Info) Now, a jewelry-maker from Waterbury, Connecticut in the USA is offering two types of British replicas. Both are attractive, with no attempt to duplicate genuine objects. That said, the jeweler is an accomplished die-sinker and coin-maker. This person has been producing replicas of Anglo-Saxon silver coins for several years, and some of these may have made their way to Britain.

The jeweler makes the Celtic replicas for use in earrings and charm bracelets – the metals, sizes and weights do not correspond to genuine coins. There's no attempt to misrepresent these items whatsoever, and they're unlikely to be mistaken for genuine ancient objects.

Researchers and collectors should anticipate that some resellers may attempt to pass these off as genuine coins. The resellers could obtain examples made to the correct weight.

Cunobeline Gold Stater in Silver

Corieltauvian Silver Unit

Corieltauvian Hosidius Type Silver Unit: V855-03-1F, 19mm, 3.538 gms, in silver. The surface has been antiqued lightly, creating darker areas. The overall antiquing effect recreates the look of a genuine coin reasonably well.

The die cutting and style is much better than the Haslemere Forger's work in silver. However, inspection with a stereomicroscope still reveals errors not seen on genuine coins. The maker has captured the style of a Corieltauvian unit very well.

Again, the jeweler has made no attempt to duplicate the size or weight of a genuine coin. It can be ordered in gold or silver in any weight. So far, a 3.1 gm gold version and 2.6 gm and 1.9 gm silver versions have already been produced.

Overall, these replicas ought not be mistaken as genuine coins by anyone familiar with current authentication procedures.