RE: Would you buy reproduction antlers
If I ever came up with the spare money, I wouldn't mind buying a repro-set of the Missouri Monarch or the Hanson buck, and buying a nice big cape and having a shoulder mount made to hang in the house or deer camp.
IMO, if you're truly a whitetail enthusiast, there's nothing wrong with having a mount of the "best of the best" just to look at and appreciate.