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Old 07-09-2010, 06:30 AM   #1
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Re: Leningrad with engraved Suspension !?
What's up with the ring? It looks small, and repaired?
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Old 07-09-2010, 09:48 AM   #2
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Re: Leningrad with engraved Suspension !?
Hi guys,

thank you for your opinion !

Yes, I think that the suspension ring has been re - soldered to the medal after it was damaged.

Does anybody know, why the gold plating is so thick and shiny ?

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Old 07-09-2010, 10:40 AM   #3
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Re: Leningrad with engraved Suspension !?
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Does anybody know, why the gold plating is so thick and shiny ?
No. I have a Moscow done similarly - perhaps privately done?
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Old 07-09-2010, 10:45 AM   #4
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...Does anybody know, why the gold plating is so thick and shiny ?...
Because that's the way a small number of them were manufactured at the Mint.

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Old 07-09-2010, 08:50 PM   #5
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Does anybody know, why the gold plating is so thick and shiny ?

Jens
Somewhere in the back of my mind is the notion that the "catch up" medals and duplicates (reissues) often had a heavy gold wash. I think I remember reading it somewhere here.

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Old 07-11-2010, 11:38 PM   #6
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There are two variation of the Leningrad medal with soldered rings.
One with the wall reaching to the description and one with the wall reaching to the rim of the medal.

Which is the rarer one?

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Oh, thats an very old question.

Till now I have found 11 different Leningrad medals.

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11? Really? Coolio. Care to share? :)
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:41 AM   #8
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Leningrad
I got it as a bonus to other medals I bought.
Just thought it might be interesting. Same story as with Berlin one, looks like cooper and the digits on the reverse :confused:
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Your medal is OK, it just had a tough life. As to the number on it, there is no definite explanation; it is supposed that these correspond to the SN of the award document.

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Your medal is OK, it just had a tough life. As to the number on it, there is no definite explanation; it is supposed that these correspond to the SN of the award document.

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Marc, I've heard that explanation here and on Mondvor, but no one ever said just who did the stamping of the numbers. (I've also seen them on the outer rim of the medal itself).

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