09-05-2012, 07:02 PM
To continue, a word about fakes and "Mint reissues".
First and foremost, FAKES.
As can be expected, these medals are faked quite convincingly. Here are a few examples of known fakes. They are all struck, in silver, definitely high quality production; the major telltales are the mushy mintmark and "N", and the hanwriting. Here are a couple of examples.
First and foremost, FAKES.
As can be expected, these medals are faked quite convincingly. Here are a few examples of known fakes. They are all struck, in silver, definitely high quality production; the major telltales are the mushy mintmark and "N", and the hanwriting. Here are a couple of examples.
