Fake Belgrade medal for commentary

[Ed_Haynes]

Here is Belgrade medal for your collective wise consideration. All comments welcomed, especially if supported by reasons.

Apparently polished, with polish residue?

[NavyFCO]

Ed-

Clean out your inbox. Something I forgot to tell you about this medal.....

Dave

[Ed_Haynes]

Ed-

Clean out your inbox. Something I forgot to tell you about this medal.....

Dave

Done (a bit, ) and old-fashioned e-mail sent too.

Edited August 12, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Lapa]

Here is Belgrade medal for your collective wise consideration. All comments welcomed, especially if supported by reasons.

Apparently polished, with polish residue?

Ed,

I believe that this medal is no good.

. Obverse: shape of the letters (especially 'О', 'Б' and 'Ж'), various small details in the wreath (especially shape of leaves), skinny star

. Reverse: wrong letters and digits (especially '2', '4', 'К', 'Я'), skinny star

. Ring solder not up to par, although the mint is known to have put some less than perfect ones in circulation...

Marc

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Marc. My "gut" had told me bad, but want to learn just why. I know we run the risk of educating the fakers, but sometimes, in the interest of educating the unwashed masses (like me), we may need to test or cross that line?

[paddywhack]

thats mad!! i was going to start my own thread on my Belgrade medal!so what do you guys think?

[paddywhack]

and the back!

[Ed_Haynes]

Great minds run in the same gutter, mate?!

[paddywhack]

i JUST scanned em about 2 minutes!!and your dead right there!

[Lapa]

Thanks, Marc. My "gut" had told me bad, but want to learn just why. I know we run the risk of educating the fakers, but sometimes, in the interest of educating the unwashed masses (like me), we may need to test or cross that line?

Ed,

Believe me, the fakers have not waited for us to explain how to spot the fakes to improve their "art".

Marc

[Lapa]

thats mad!! i was going to start my own thread on my Belgrade medal!so what do you guys think?

Paddy,

I don't like it either. It has the strangest pebbling on the front that I have ever seen. some letters and the '2' are off on the back. Overall, quite a nice fake.

Marc

[paddywhack]

balls! shame! i got this when dublin was being flooded with good stuff!i realy did think it was good!! pity! RIGHT now for the Sevastopol medal i gotta post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ed_Haynes]

Ed,

Believe me, the fakers have not waited for us to explain how to spot the fakes to improve their "art".

Marc

Thanks (again), Marc. Still, I don't like to do ANYTHING that might help "them", but, still, I want to learn. This one came as probably fake and my "gut? confirmed this and I am glad to see a detailed diagnosis. I learn. Slowly. Almost happy (?) I have been priced out of anything that does not come with a 100% solid provenence. Ed

[RedMaestro]

In the interest of not educating fakers, perhaps we should move this thread to the more protected "fakes" sub-forum.

[JimZ]

Moved!

I suggest that any threads concerning fakes or identification of medals are started in the fakes forum in so far as one is trying to establish or otherwise the veracity of any ODM. At best they will be moved out if the content deserves that.

As Marc said, fakers have used their own initiative and are not waiting for us. However, I still believe that certain threads may serve to educate them in certain aspects so yes, a proetcted part of the forum is always better for these discussion.

Best regards

Jim

[SasaYU]

I am looking for full pictures of this medal (with ribbon).

Any suggestions where can I find them ?

Thanks.