12-18-2005, 06:59 PM
I have a question about serial numbers of the Polar Star order. I know from the "types and variations" thread in the Mongolian section that there is a serious overlap of serial numbers of the type 2 and type 3.
Did the Soviet-made type 2's arrive in Mongolia without serial numbers, and the mint workers in UlaanBataar mixed the two types together and then serial numbered them? Or did the serial numbers start at 1 for the type 2's, and then start over again at 1 for the type 3's? Or were the type 2's serial numbered in the USSR and then shipped to Mongolia?
Reason I'm asking is that I have a type 2 with #1031, and a type 3 with #1035, and they are engraved in different spots on the order (as appropriate for their variation), and seem to be engraved by a different person and with a different rotating tool. The number on the type 2 is more lightly engraved and the grooves are less wide than on the type 3.
Any insight into how these orders were serial numbered would be appreciated...
Did the Soviet-made type 2's arrive in Mongolia without serial numbers, and the mint workers in UlaanBataar mixed the two types together and then serial numbered them? Or did the serial numbers start at 1 for the type 2's, and then start over again at 1 for the type 3's? Or were the type 2's serial numbered in the USSR and then shipped to Mongolia?
Reason I'm asking is that I have a type 2 with #1031, and a type 3 with #1035, and they are engraved in different spots on the order (as appropriate for their variation), and seem to be engraved by a different person and with a different rotating tool. The number on the type 2 is more lightly engraved and the grooves are less wide than on the type 3.
Any insight into how these orders were serial numbered would be appreciated...
