WJT Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) These are a few medals I cannot identify on the web. Need your help, regards, Bill Edited May 24, 2012 by WJT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LaTondre Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hello Bill, I am thinking that maybe you are just starting to collect Chinese medals. If this is the case it might be a good idea to look at a few reference books on Chinese medals as well as visiting this web site often. I cannot ascertain the quality or origin of your medals in your photo, but true Kuomintang medals are fairly scarce and as such demand higher prices. It appears that your medals were manufactured on the Mainland primarily for the tourist trade by a burgeoning group of reproduction people that make a living in this area of collecting. Please exercise caution when dealing with these people and good luck in your collecting pursuits. Richard www.thegoldenkite.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 These are a few medals I cannot identify on the web. Need your help, regards, Bill Hi Bill, unfortunately these are modern low-quality "made in China" fakes ... Richard is right. Sorry about that. Regards, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 No worries gentlemen. These were listed on Ebay as a part of museum piece Kuomintang Medals for $20.00 back in 2003. It was my first bid on E-Bay. Go figure, I won. Maybe I'll make an art piece of them. I guess it how one shines the turd. As the saying goes - too soon old, too late smart. Thank you for the education. I am glad this forum exists. These were the original photos. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2012/post-9887-0-00461500-1337955715.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2012/post-9887-0-94292400-1337955732.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwater Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 all bad fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapten_windu Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 i'm sorry, all of them are fake, they are modern piece-antiqued.. i've been fooled too when i'm first entering medal collection.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usairforce Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 all fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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