Alfred Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 Could this be a real Glory 3rd class? Any oppinions? Or is the serial number also changed. The 4 tips of the stars are around 2,0 - 2,19 mm thick. best regards and thanks Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondvor Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 This Glory is a 3rd class with fake gold plating of the central medallion. Here is a close number on the other 3rd class glory and you can see the similarity in handwriting pattern. This is a real 2nf class Glory from the same number range. Check how different it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Great explanation showing us just what to look for - thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Gaumann Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 That plating is hideous as is the enamel "repair" but yeah, it looks like a legit OG3. Do you own it or are going to buy it with the intention of restoring it? That would be interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 I bought this Glory with a lot of badges and other awards. The collector died. I had a similar case years ago, I used cheap "bad/rough" toth paste to remove the gold plating. But years ago the gold plating was not so solid. Any other suggestions/ proposals what I can use. best regards and thanks Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Gaumann Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago The only thing that comes to mind immediately is acetone. I'm pretty sure that would remove the ugly red paint where the enamel was lost. But I doubt it would touch that gold plating. If there's a good jewelry repair place near your town you might ask them for opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago "If there's a good jewelry repair place near your town you might ask them for opinions. " That was also my thought, Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel B. Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Did you research the number and know who the awardee is? Perhaps it is a double awarded OG3 that was supposed to be an OG2 and where the awardee him/herself had this alternation done or it was a lost award which the veteran himself replaced. I have seen more OG3's turned into OG2's done by the awardee themselves by adding ugly gold paint. It is ugly for us collectors but for the veterans it feels different. On Matt's website there's a good example of this: https://sovietorders.com/product/group-of-awards-to-a-full-cavalier-of-the-order-of-glory/?swcfpc=1 In case it IS done by the awardee I would leave the gold paint, as ugly as it is. It was done by the veteran and how he wanted it. So do research before removing the ugly paint. Edited 4 hours ago by Marcel B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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