Soviet WW2 Defense of Stalingrad Medals: Really Close Up

[Rick Research]

Mister Scanner has opted out of cooperation today, so will have to leave this with just the one medal's scans:

Defense of Stalingrad Medal #1 at 400%

[Rick Research]

Sunny Day! Sweepin' The, Clouds Away!...

This would be a more dramatic presentation if followed up by the next one I have to show, but eventually, eventually!

If you did NOT know that there were SUPPOSED to be three cheerful, fluffy little clouds just above the flag, you wouldn't think their ghosts were anything but surface wear! And yet the background firing tanks are struck firmly enough.

Defense of Stalingrad Medal #1 at 75-% detail closeup:

[Rick Research]

Defense of Stalingrad #2 at 400%

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This is one of those frustrating cases wher the EYE "sees" better than a scanner-- what appears to be random scruffy tarnish is actually a clump of three little puffy clouds

Closeup Defense of Stalingrad #2 at 750%

[ChristerD]

Wonderful Photos

This is one of those frustrating cases wher the EYE "sees" better than a scanner-- what appears to be random scruffy tarnish is actually a clump of three little puffy clouds

Closeup Defense of Stalingrad #2 at 750%

Hi , Iam so impressed of your scans , they are about the best I have ever seen !
How do you do it ? 750 % ? wow !! Keep on this fantastic issue

Have a Good Collectors 2004
Christer

[Robert P.]

They really are great scans. And your examples are in fantastic condition. Here's one more for viewing, although it isn't in near the condition yours are in. Anyway, it's the best of the three that I own.

Respects.
Robert