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Fake Orders of the Patriotic War 1st Class
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03-24-2013, 02:46 PM (This post was last modified: 03-24-2013, 05:09 PM by CtahhR.)
Hi, How about this one? Can anybody give me some help please?


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03-24-2013, 05:35 PM
Iltt,

Can you please post a large picture of the front and the back of the gold piece. From the ones you posted, there seems to be some bubbling which could possibly indicate casting.

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03-25-2013, 11:16 AM (This post was last modified: 03-25-2013, 11:31 AM by iltt.)
Hi, Marc
These are the larger picture. This OPW weighs 28.44g without screw plate, lighter than the average.What do you think about it?
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03-25-2013, 01:10 PM
Iltt,

I am not sure here. The gold star is markedly lighter that it should be (~14.3 g), and there are many bubble-like pimples both on the front and back of it.
Can you do as large a large scan of the mintmark only as possible?

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03-25-2013, 01:43 PM
Hi, Marc
Thank you for your help. This is the mintmark scan.
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03-25-2013, 07:45 PM
Iltt,

Thank you for the new image, although of limited use.

I tend to believe that the gold star is actually a good quality cast copy. I am afraid that a definite diagnosis can be made only by holding the piece in hand.

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03-26-2013, 02:34 PM
Marc,
Thank you for your help!:thumbsup
This OPW 1st measures 45mm tall, 43mm wide, smaller than average. I have no idea. I'm afraid I must turn to golden identification for help:(
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03-26-2013, 04:08 PM
Iltt,

I am afraid that with the last bit of information you provided, you just confirmed my doubts: a cast piece.

When a cast is made, upon cooling the metal shrinks slightly, resulting in copies that are smaller than the original.

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03-27-2013, 09:57 AM
Hello.

How about this GPW I Class ?

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03-27-2013, 10:27 AM
Ruiz,

It looks good to me from what can be seen, although larger picture wouldn't hurt ;)

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