Are you going to add a mark indicating it is a reproduction?

Bode Morin wrote:

> I have had a request to copy copper and nickle coins from our collection of
> Sloss company money.   The  plan is to make a rubber mold directly from the
> coins, then create wax patterns, and ultimately pour new coins.   While
> there are real advantages to having copies made, I am a little leary of
> such an active process invloving a very limited and rare collection.  Has
> anyone made copies of coins directly or know of the potential pitfalls to
> taking a rubber mold?  I've already spoken to a jeweler who says that it
> can be done without any harm to the original coin.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bode Morin
> Curator
> Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
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