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MUSEUM REPRODUCTIONS F.A.Q. PAGE

What metals do you use? Our complete range is made from lead-free metals thereby posing no health risk to our customers. All bronze-coloured items are made from lead-free pewter whilst the remainder of the range are made from a lead-free metal alloy. We never use precious metals.

Are your items 'Hand-Made' or 'Hand-Finished'? We use no machinery whatsoever. Every part of our process is done entirely by hand from the making of the mould from the original down to the casting and colouring of the reproduction.

Do you accept Credit Cards?  We can now accept credit card payments via Paypal. See our web page on the subject.

How do I pay for and order goods from you ?   See our web page on the subject.

How quickly can my goods be delivered?   The Internet is about communication and we pride ourselves in our speedy response to all queries and fast delivery. Once your payment arrives here and has been cleared your order is put into the postal system as soon as possible. Typical postal delivery times are:
UK: Next Day, Europe: 2 - 3 days, USA: 4 - 5 days.

Could you reproduce a coin or artefact for me, and what would it cost?  In brief, Yes, as long as you own or can borrow that object, and, after we have verified that it is not a commercially produced item. We have two methods of pricing for the reproduction of coins or objects.

Method A: You have an ancient coin you wish to have reproducing. You contact us and we state that we would like to add that object to our sales list. We ask you to send the object to us, well packaged and insured, and ask that you enclose the cost of our returning the object to you by the same method.

We reproduce the object and return the object to you along with three or four reproductions. There is no other charge to you. The item is then added to our sales list and will be sold at a price determined by ourselves. The mould remains our property.

Method B: We do not wish to add the object to our list. You therefore pay us to reproduce the item. Prices are difficult to determine but will be negotiated once we have determined the objects size, weight and complexity. We reproduce the item and produce the requested number of reproductions. The mould is then destroyed.

You stamp all your reproductions with a small letter 'R', can this be left off my copies?  In brief, No. Our reproductions are very realistic and there are many unscrupulous people about. The 'R' is stamped on the coin or artefact to denote the fact that it is a reproduction and, although it is quite small, it will be spotted by a dealer or collector. We would never risk our reputation by omitting to stamp the 'R' even if requested to do so.

Can you cope with a large order from me?   Yes, we have handled several 100+ GBP orders from the USA & Europe, mainly from stock held at our premises. We can also handle orders of up to 500 pieces of one item usually within several weeks. Please note that due to the fact that all our items are made by hand no large quantity discounts can be given.