Soviet Screwback Lenin

[Guest Darrell]

Looks like this guys is gonna go high .... how does it look to our learned friends out there?

So far $2,050 US with only a few hours to go ....

Edited May 30, 2006 by Darrell

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[Alfred]

Hello Darell,

I am not convinced about this peace. Look at the "dash" above

the "i" it should be almost flat, not curved.

regards

Andreas

Edited May 30, 2006 by Alfred

[Guest Darrell]

Hello Darell,

I am not convinced about this peace. Look at the "dash" above

the "i" it should be almost flat, not curved.

regards

Andreas

The thing that strikes me as odd is the reverse. Almost mint and with that darkened grey screwpost

[NavyFCO]

I can't say for sure, as I'm not the best with fakes, but this one looks very much like one that I was duped with (based on crappy photos, but luckily I got my money back easily!) about a year ago. It was a REAL Lenin... just it was formerly a hanging version that had been converted very nicely to a screwback version. The back was likewise almost mint and very pebbled (like this one) as the original reverse had been carefully eaten away and a new reverse was "carved" from the original. It looked REALLY good, but it was... fake....

Dave

[NavyFCO]

Here's a photo of the reverse of the one that I owned...

[NavyFCO]

Here's a real one (with PMD cert) Note the heavier numbers, and the "flat" line above the reverse N vice the light numbers and the curved line of the fake one.

Looking at the two, I'd say that the one in the eBay auction is fake.

Dave

[Guest Darrell]

Good pics Dave .... yep, looks the same.

[Guest Darrell]

....and the winner is ......

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Hope he likes it ...

[NavyFCO]

....and the winner is ......

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Hope he likes it ...

Another sign it was bad... Were it real, it probably would have brought at least another $1000 on eBay. It's rare to find a "bargain" on a high-end award (or even on any award just about!) on eBay.

Dave

[Guest Alanirvine]

FYI,

A couple of people that we know, one a dealer, did bid on this piece though.

Alan