12-14-2010, 04:34 AM
I have to say that I never understand why someone will go through the trouble of trying to get blades of grass, bush leaves and rocks, but screw up the lettering so badly.
Really, the details are pretty good on the obverse - not perfect, and the laurel on the reverse isn't bad either, but the lettering is awful. Some of the letters aren't even finished and wear can't be blamed for that.
These are almost as commonly faked as the Protecting the Public Order medals. Very often now you will see what sellers are calling "restrikes" and they may actually be made from mint dies (though I doubt it), and though many of them make great "space fillers" they can be spotted because of what seems to be a "brushed" appearance which I guess is from cleaning off the surfaces after too rapid cooling. (I think there are some examples in this thread of what I'm talking about.)
Despite the rambling, this medal is not one of those "restrikes" - at least from what I can see.
Phillip
Phillip
Really, the details are pretty good on the obverse - not perfect, and the laurel on the reverse isn't bad either, but the lettering is awful. Some of the letters aren't even finished and wear can't be blamed for that.
These are almost as commonly faked as the Protecting the Public Order medals. Very often now you will see what sellers are calling "restrikes" and they may actually be made from mint dies (though I doubt it), and though many of them make great "space fillers" they can be spotted because of what seems to be a "brushed" appearance which I guess is from cleaning off the surfaces after too rapid cooling. (I think there are some examples in this thread of what I'm talking about.)
Despite the rambling, this medal is not one of those "restrikes" - at least from what I can see.
Phillip
Phillip
Phillip
