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    6K and climbing....... The description states:

    "This is one of the most sought-after medals in the world: the famous Blue Max. This is a version that is the deep blue. It has a .800 silver content and a Silver Gilt piece. This is not a WWI-issue piece because the original issued were made of gold and would run up to $18000-$20000, but rather it a private purchase badge made to replace a lost or damaged issue example. This example is in very good condition. The gold letters on the obverse are very highly chased, which is one mark of a well-made piece. The PLM was definitely worn. The enamel presents slight wear, showing where it has brushed up against other objects. The quality is definitely good and the tail feathers are cut out and very detailed. The gold letters on the obverse are very highly chased, which is a mark of a well-made piece. The original silk ribbon is in very good condition and modified for wear."

    So, we acknowledge that it is not anything other than a "wearer's copy" (which by the way does not conform to any of the known makers) yet it's at 6K and climbing.

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    Guest Rick Research

    The people who DO are going to be very surprised when they try to sell their private tropical islands or collect their personal bridges' tolls.

    It's got to be INHERITED money, because this level of idiocy cannot have made its own money at anything.

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    I really chuckle at this... you could make a real stretch and say the wings of the eagles are approaching reality of a Wagner or a Friedlander piece.... but not with those legs/tail feathers! The opaque-whitish sheen on the enamel is pretty gross as well. Looks like he simply rolled it in flour!!

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    Guest Brian von Etzel

    I like this one because it has four eagles. Eight legs are always a good sign. Merite spelled correctly.

    Counting the legs on the reverse, sixteen legs very nice.

    Sixteen times 500, this worth eight thousand easy.

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    Now, my Mama may have raised a fool....... but I sure wouldn't drop this kind of bread, for this type of piece, even if I believed the perpetual wearer's copy stories........ based on these crappy photographs!

    Well, I'm definitely no expert, but I thought the later made medals were silver-gilt which means the metal parts were still gold colored. Those metal parts look silver in those photos. :(

    Edited by Mike Dwyer
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