05-15-2003, 10:01 PM
Gentlemen,
I have my doubts about the serial number but without examining it in person I can't tell for sure if it was messed up indeed.
As for the worn gold, the bad guys are one step ahead of us - just gold-plate a worn medal and then polish it with steel-wool to remove gold from all worn areas. The trick is to look for some small dents and see if there is any gold in them.
Alexei
I have my doubts about the serial number but without examining it in person I can't tell for sure if it was messed up indeed.
As for the worn gold, the bad guys are one step ahead of us - just gold-plate a worn medal and then polish it with steel-wool to remove gold from all worn areas. The trick is to look for some small dents and see if there is any gold in them.
Alexei











