Stogieman

Thanks @lew, appreciate the help! Did you guys see the extensive group of orders that ran through US eBay yesterday? Many went for significant prices but at this point I’m a little leery of posting them. I feel like this new generation of fakes flooding the market has me bamboozled! There was an Albert Commander, a Third Class Red Eagle with Swords, a St. Michael’s First, etc.

Good Morning @lew, could you please explain what I’m missing on the cross I posted? Thanks!

This snuck through German eBay at 1665-Euro. I’ve had these in the past and it’s a stunning order

Good Morning All, thanks for the input. So, it seems to actually be legitimate, how about the bid? $3400 seems very high for this piece to me? I know it’s scarce but that seems more in line for a gold one?

Found it!

There was but I didn’t save it as it wasn’t very clear, I agree, looks silver

I agree, looks like an original piece

Well, this doesn’t look anything like the original examples I’ve seen and handled from a friend’s collection but somebody dropped $3,400 on it! Opinions?

Thanks Tommy

Sold for 1059-Euro, not entirely sure about this bar, precedence isn’t correct and no photo of the entire reverse posted

The group has sold for $920!

Great thread and nice bar

Thanks for the help Vince, it’s getting very scary out there!

Yeah, I saw that, it’s now on US eBay with a reserve.

Thanks for the additional information and clarification

And unfortunately split up from the cased VK, this Albert 2 went for 240-Euro

This rather interesting frack bar sold for 1200-Euro.

Another fake, cased TWM from the endless supply of Yamahadi, $635!

This interesting pair sold on eBay.de for 174-Euro.

Personally, I think this was a real bargain on eBay.de, rarely seen, never mind the case and document! 458-Euro

I am unsure about this one. I like the individual pieces, but don’t care for the mounting construction or the precedence. Sold on eBay.de for 1378 Euros. What do you think?

First and foremost, my apologies for the lack of presence for the last few months. We made the decision to sell our home on Cape Cod and move back to Western MA to be closer to family. After months of searching, everything packed into storage containers, living with my Sister In Law and a hospitalization to further complicate life, we are finally settling into our new home! I’ve been dragging this display case around with me for over 40 years. Goes all the way back to my antique toy days, before I started on my medal journey. My wonderful wife took it out, thoroughly cleaned the glass and mirror and suggested it would be perfect for some medals! This is the result. I need to find an acid free felt or cloth for the base but couldn’t resist getting a display going!

Good Morning! Very beautiful and scarce! Thanks for sharing!

Good Morning Bill, very nice medal and a rather scarce bar. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing and bringing this back up for all of us!