fjcp Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 There is an interesting polar star Type2 for sale on Ebay right now. It's the second one of these i've seen but I can't remember the serial # of the previous one. Anyway just more to add to the mix.
Vatjan Posted April 2, 2006 Author Posted April 2, 2006 There is an interesting polar star Type2 for sale on Ebay right now. It's the second one of these i've seen but I can't remember the serial # of the previous one. Anyway just more to add to the mix.The other one was 1753
fjcp Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Here is a new high for a type 2.2, for sale right now from the usual ebay source...Enjoy.
Stogieman Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 I've never really understood this type of pin attachment. Seems like so many pieces to accomplish the simplest of tasks?
Ed_Haynes Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 Closeup of the worthy - obviously a "foreign aid" haircut.
Gerd Becker Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 VERY nice, Ed Order, case, document with photo, what more could you ask for?
Ed_Haynes Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 Shall we try another nomenclature version? The versions and numbering here get almost as confusing as the order itself!Type 1 (Screwback; МОНДВОР mintmark; long oval design with two red banners, ~300 awarded); Low = 701/High = 792; 1936-39Type 2.1 (Screwback; upward-curved МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN at 6 o'clock near bottom); Low = 57/High = 2831; 1940-41Type 2.2 (Screwback; downward-curved МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN directly below screwpost); Low = 1151/High = 2878; 1941-??Type 2.3 (Screwback; no mintmark; Uighur; SN at 7 o?clock); Low = 1562/High = ????; 1937Type 2.4 (Screwback; hand-engraved МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN at 6 o'clock near bottom); Low = 1753/High = 1776 Type 3.1 (Screwback; Cyrillic; slightly concave reverse; SN at 7 o'clock); Low = 2/High = 6952; 19??-??Type 3.2 (Screwback; Cyrillic; flat reverse; SN directly below screwpost); Low = 5094/High = 9941; 19??-??Type 3.3 (Screwback; Cyrillic; flat reverse; SN at 6 o'clock); Low = 10007/High = 15000; 19??-70Type 4.1 (Pinback, silver); Low = 15015/High = 30409; 1970-2003Type 4.2 (pinback, bronze); Low = 31835/High = 39785; 2003?Type 4.3 (pinback, bronze, no serial number) Corrections, please!
Vatjan Posted May 5, 2006 Author Posted May 5, 2006 Looks good Ed, Although I have my doubts about this one:Type 2.3 (Screwback; no mintmark; Uighur; SN at 7 o?clock); Low = 1562/High = ????; 1937 Probably a year 37 award = 1947And I'm always very sceptical about one-shots like this.Jan
Ed_Haynes Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 Looks good Ed, Although I have my doubts about this one:Type 2.3 (Screwback; no mintmark; Uighur; SN at 7 o?clock); Low = 1562/High = ????; 1937 Probably a year 37 award = 1947And I'm always very sceptical about one-shots like this.JanAgreed, Jan. We have to be careful not to embrace "mistakes" as "varieties". Personally, given how little we know on any documentary basis, I'd rather keep the door (tentatively) open rather than ignore unique oddities like this. If I had to wager what it was, . . . .
Ed_Haynes Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 Just noticed we'd never illustrated the latest and ugliest in this series, Type 4.2 (OK, we guess at the existence of an unnumbered Type 4.3).In case the number isn't legible, it is 31874.
Lingqi Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Here is my Polar Star S/N 635 & 78. They both have upward curved Monetnyi Dvor mintmarks. The interesting thing is that the rivets of these two Polar Stars look different. The SN 635 look normal, but the rivets of S/N 78 look smaller. Have you guys noticed about it before? Thank you in advance!
Lingqi Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) S/N 635 looks normal, rivets are bigger than S/N 78 Edited July 10, 2006 by Lingqi
Ed_Haynes Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) Nice, thanks for posting. Assume these are both with Mongolian (rather than Cyrillic) legend on obverse. So far as I know, differences in rivet size do exist and are likely no more than variable manufacturing. With two serial numbers so far apart (the recorded range for this Type 2.1 is 57 to 2831), I'd not be surprised to see such variation.Thanks again for posting! Edited July 10, 2006 by Ed_Haynes
Vatjan Posted July 10, 2006 Author Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) Well, here's a curiosity I found in UB, the owner apparantly didn't like the long screw sticking in his chest Edited July 10, 2006 by vatjan
Vatjan Posted July 13, 2006 Author Posted July 13, 2006 (edited) Type 2.3 (Screwback; no mintmark; Uighur; SN at 7 o?clock); Low = 1562/High = ????; 1937I've never seen a second one of these, so again I assume , this is probably a repaired order or a mix up from the seller, or something else completely mysterious.I think we should try to avoid the classification of new types and variations on the basis of a single order we've only seen pictures of. We must be aware it exists but keep it in a seperate folder until a second one confirms the existance of the first.Anyway, that is how I function ever since that */*<m:ljdp<iqp* HLM variation that haunted me for years Just to add my 2 tugruksJan Edited July 13, 2006 by vatjan
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