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That is encouraging. Can you elaborate a little bit on what you were looking for in the pictures and why you think it is legitimate? Yeah, that's my concern. If this is fake, though, it looks very convincing to me compared to other identified copies such as those in that link. Maybe the only way to be sure is to determine if it is actually made of silver? I assume using silver would make forgeries no longer cost effective to produce. I don't know how feasible it is to test. If these medals used alloys then I expect this would get more complicated or completely impractical.

Interesting. Are these sufficient? Struggling to get good focus through the loupe. I need a dedicated phone attachment. Again, I really appreciate your help with this. It's outside of my area of expertise. It sure does feel like exceptionally remote odds. I've had this since 2004, so maybe this is from an earlier and better generation of copies, and the ones that are being posted now are copies of those copies.

Yes, all of the copies I've seen look rather bad to me, and I don't see anything obviously wrong with this one. Pictures below. By the way, I used a couple of relatively weak magnets on the cross and there was not even a hint of attraction, which is consistent with it being silver. The magnets were strong enough to attach to other household metals. I have no powerful rare earth magnets on hand to see if there is any attraction at all, however. Is that judgment solely based on the fact that many copies have this number, or do you see anything wrong with the cross itself? Of course, I strongly doubt the authenticity of this cross at this point. However, I'd like to determine its authenticity definitively on the basis of its qualities, if possible. There was at one point a genuine 699933. I recognize the odds are quite low that it's this one, but I'd like to know for sure.

Thank you so much for your help! So, I searched that name, and immediately found two copies for sale bearing the 699,933 number. Not a good sign, as it makes me think this is a common number used on counterfeits. https://agora.kz/en/offer/georgievskij_krest_4_stepeni_s_opredeleniem_chastnik_ves_7_08_gm_rare_smotrite_vse_loty-i237437566878675.html#1 https://agora.kz/en/offer/georgievskij_krest_4_stepeni_s_opredeleniem_chastnik_ves_7_08_gm_rare_smotrite_vse_loty-i237437566878675.html#5 Some additional details: Weight = 9.66 g, Length = 34-35 mm I also took a few pictures through a loupe. Tough to get good focus, but maybe these will help.

I picked this up in Kiev about twenty years ago, and I've never been certain of its authenticity. Reading forum posts didn't help me decide one way or the other, so I would love an opinion from actual experts. The number on the back is rather high (699,933), indicating to me that this would have been from WW1. If authentic, is there a good resource for looking into the recipient?