Roman Coins?

[chukers]

I want to know if any are there any legalities of finding roman coins in the US? I don't even know what they are... I do know they are not US coins. Any help would be appreciated

Chukers

 

[PChammer]

I want to know if any are there any legalities of finding roman coins in the US? I don't even know what they are... I do know they are not US coins. Any help would be appreciated

Chukers

I don't think there are any but there are a lot of counterfeit roman coins and obviously there are legalities with those. Also, I think in certain countries, the legality is of selling certain items more so than finding them.

Paul

 

[chukers]

I have posted this in other forums to get maximum exposure and I apologize for doing so...

so let me clarify this a little more...

I have a friend that want me to get help identifying them, but I want to know if I am in any legal danger by helping this friend?


Chukers

 

[Iron Patch]

I want to know if I am in any legal danger by helping this friend?


Chukers

NO! (and they are probably junk, usually are)

 

[Mackaydon]

Helping your friend ID coins would not get you into 'hot water'. But assisting your friend if the coins were stolen or fakes being sold as real coins (without complying with the Hobby Protection Act) would obviously get you in 'hot water'. How about now posting close up pics of both sides of one or two coins?
Don....

 

[chukers]

I want to know if I am in any legal danger by helping this friend?


Chukers

NO! (and they are probably junk, usually are)

Well that why I am here to see what they are...

I was told they were found in some furniture here in the US... I do not know any more details than that of how where or when they were found.

Chukers

I'll get pics soon...

 

[Iron Patch]

I want to know if I am in any legal danger by helping this friend?


Chukers

NO! (and they are probably junk, usually are)

Well that why I am here to see what they are...

I was told they were found in some furniture here in the US... I do not know any more details than that of how where or when they were found.

Chukers

I'll get pics soon...

Not being from the ground they could very well be real. Many Roman coins aren't expensive to buy.

 

[chukers]

At one point they were in the ground... or it looks like they were... like I said I am clueless when it comes to coins like this that why I am asking the experts! Thanks again for all the help.


Chukers

 

[Iron Patch]

At one point they were in the ground... or it looks like they were... like I said I am clueless when it comes to coins like this that why I am asking the experts! Thanks again for all the help.


Chukers

Yes they were probably dug, but dug in the UK, then seomeone bought them from there. So no issue in owning them, or posting them.

 

[CRUSADER]

Roman Coins are very common & 80% of them are worth very little. Some of the Silver ones only make $20 or so, now if they were gold you are talking lots of money.

We will ID them, & easy it see what similar have sold for.

I guess what you getting at is, did they illegally enter the country without an export licence. You need it for all dug UK coins over 50 years old, other countries have harsher Laws, in fact Italy are just about to crack down on exporting coins.

Roman coins are not worth the effort of chasing, they have bigger fish to fry.

 

[chukers]

Roman Coins are very common & 80% of them are worth very little. Some of the Silver ones only make $20 or so, now if they were gold you are talking lots of money.

We will ID them, & easy it see what similar have sold for.

I guess what you getting at is, did they illegally enter the country without an export licence. You need it for all dug UK coins over 50 years old, other countries have harsher Laws, in fact Italy are just about to crack down on exporting coins.

Roman coins are not worth the effort of chasing, they have bigger fish to fry.

They are not silver or gold... I would know at least that... I am thinking fake... I just noticed there is 1 of the 5 that says AKE on it

 

[Iron Patch]

Roman Coins are very common & 80% of them are worth very little. Some of the Silver ones only make $20 or so, now if they were gold you are talking lots of money.

We will ID them, & easy it see what similar have sold for.

I guess what you getting at is, did they illegally enter the country without an export licence. You need it for all dug UK coins over 50 years old, other countries have harsher Laws, in fact Italy are just about to crack down on exporting coins.

Roman coins are not worth the effort of chasing, they have bigger fish to fry.

They are not silver or gold... I would know at least that... I am thinking fake... I just noticed there is 1 of the 5 that says AKE on it

If you post some pictures you'll have all the answers in the matter of minutes.

 

[ProPointer]

Hello Chukers,

I don't think there is, my father found a roman coin in 2008 on a local beach. Lots of people knew about it too, and nobody came to do anything.

Thanks for sharing,
ProPointer

 

[ivan salis]

AKE can be a roman "counter stamped " coin -- so THEY MIGHT BE ROMAN OR BYZANTINE EMPIRE * copper / bronze type coins -- if so these types of coins often can be found at coin shops in "uncleaned" lots for 3- bucks or so each (you take em home and clean em up and see what you got) -- some coin collector type person most like spilled the 5 coins into the couch's "crack" while cleaning or sorting thru his "roman" collection and did not know it -- when your freind got the couch ( via it being on the curb or at a yard sale ect) he found em in it. --so no great harm done.

post em and you will see most likely they are just "commons"-- old roman or byzzntine coins worth a few bucks but cool in the own right as "historial" coins .

 

[chukers]

I'll post them in a new post so the pictures can be up top.