4 Hammered from a coin star in America?

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I rescued these coins from a Grocery store coin star yesterday.
Besides American coins there were 2-1 URN Thailand coins and 1 Italian 20 Euro coin in the bunch.
Could these 4 be Hammered?
Could they have been purchased as a replicas?
I cleaned them by leaving in cooking oil for a few hours and then used a soft toothbrush followed by soap and water by hand.
I always look at the posts here that involve hammered coins but i cant remember seeing anything like them.
I hope the pictures are easy to follow.
Any help to confirm there origin and Authenticity would be awesome.
Thanks in advance,
B|lker of Raleigh, NC
 

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basque-man

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Sure look like the old bronze roman coins......:dontknow: Great eye if there legit!
 

Showtime2385

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Are you :censored: kidding me!? :icon_scratch:
 

UnderMiner

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Look legit to me! I'm sure one of these guys will authenticate/identify them soon enough for you. :treasurechest::thumbsup:
 

Argentium

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If those are legit Roman coins (which they appear to be ) That is just ridiculous ! you found those in a coin star reject ??? Wow !!!
 

bill from lachine

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I've bought quite a few Roman coins over the years and yours look legit to me....the off center strikes, split planchet and a few other details lend credence that they are more than likely the real deal.

Regards + HH

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B|lker

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OK you folks have me shaking even more.
Where`s Crusader when you need him?
 

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JimDon

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How is this possible??
 

RobRieman

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That's killer if they are real. They definitely look dug so if they are not someone did a great job on them. Cru will set us straight. :)
 

bill from lachine

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Keep in mind that most common Bronze Roman coins in average condition can be bought for $5/$10 range so not enough to retire on but still a neat score since the cost was zero.

Regards + HH

Bill


OK you folks have me shaking even more.
Wheres Crusader when you need him?
 

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when dummies and coin machines are mixed daily you get what I call an ATM. SUPER SAVES, condolences to the dummy (NOT). if they had a yard sale, they would have priced those at 25 cents for the lot. so you saved 25 cents!!
 

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Does a coinstar reject silver coins cause the idiots that dumped these in probably dumped a boatload of silver too
 

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Great scores! The one on the lower left looks "silverish", perhaps it is a debased silver or billon Antoninianus.
 

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crazy lucky coinstar find...... un bee leave a bull!!!!
 

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I used to give those to my son when he was little - they are legit but you can buy bags of those from coin mags -
millions were found "over there" middle east area and Med. area
 

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