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We'll all be getting these in the mail on Monday . . . so we will know FOR SURE, about . .. both of your questions.
They are actually MADE by someone (Roy K.) who uses real coins and machines them, so I don't think they are replica coins.

Looks strange that they choose to make such a small coins for manipulations... I think it’s more logical to make dollar size instead of quarter or eur 50 cents.

I hope to see Eisenhower and Morgan gripper coins...

Maybe these Gripper Coins will work better if we had some of Rocco's bracelets ?
Any source for Rocco's bracelets ?

Some orders that are one-day mail, that were shipped on Friday, i.e in California, or close/ same city as magic shipper, are receiving their coins today but the . . . Download, instructions are not ready or online !

Well, the Gripper coins came in today, MONDAY, Oct. 22nd., but Murphy's still does not have the download/ instructions online as of 1pm California time.
So, someone has time to MAKE the coins, print fancy labels, supply all of the dealers, but not enough time to put DIGITAL instructions online. Geeeee.
The coins work pretty good. The Gripper band is only on the outside rim, and NOT on the face.
A standard shell will not fit over it.
Maybe a Larger . . expanded shell would. I don't have a Larger . . "Expanded shell."
Its a standard/ Kennedy half/ real coin and not a "replica".

Gripper instructions are. . now online at Murphy's.
Rocco is excited and almost like an 8 year old in a candy store !
Looking at the video . . right now. . . .

As someone who explored this concept many decades ago, I will share my thoughts (caveat: I don't have Rocco's coins):

1. When I was a kid and learning to Classic Palm, I thought it would be a lot easier if the milled edges were sharper and deeper or if they were coated with some substance that would provide "give." I never tried filing the milled ridges deeper(!), but I did coat the edges with silicone. The coins worked great, but the silicone was just too noticeable, even on my most nicely-produced coins. I did wonder how they would look if a groove along the ridged edge was cut similar to a folding Half (where the elastic goes) and filled with silicone. I assume that is what has now been done for Rocco's coins.

2. A product called "GRRRRIP", used by carpenters and perhaps bowlers (the latter have their own products), worked extremely well for my dry hands. It's a spray I still use. Another good option is a solution called "Dry Hands: the Ultimate Gripping Solution". Now I've tried many products and several have their good uses (for example, Vernon's "Golden Touch" for card handling), but I've never found better for coin palming than the spray and lotion I've mentioned.

3. It is important that the gaffed coins work well with an Expanded Half. I don't know what others mean when they say the coins don't work with a non-Expanded Half, as such a gaff is not made to work with regular coins!

4. I strongly urge Rocco and his sellers to show in their advertising close-up views of the coins in good lighting. It is important coin workers have a good idea of just what they are purchasing and how the product looks up close.

5. I also strongly urge Rocco to produce these gaffs in Silver Dollar versions. As for the expense, they could actually be made for the SAME cost as the Halves! How? Use the fake Morgan dollars you can get for less than a dollar each from various websites, including the Chinese ones. They look and handle beautifully and even have milled ridged edges! AND THEY ARE ALL FERROUS--thus, they easily stick to magnets for Hold-outs, etc.

Good luck! See you in a year or two!

CM

Thank you! This is what we needed.

Can we all agree to stop speculating on these things?

How delite-ful! Rocco has set a 'standard' for the cost of prepared half-dollars - next time when, by popular demand, shall we say, he puts out Eisenhower size babies, he can go ahead & charge $100 USD a pop. Talk about one ahead, gentlemen? Okay, I edge my thin Nielsen big boys with a lye-based hard-soap (my dog loves being washed with this) & I get the desired effect, as I have very dry hands.