Eiserne division medal

[leibregiment]

I want one...........

[Sergeant 08]

with a Malplaquet Stern, too.

Isn't that the same one shown in Nimmergut? I should think it's pretty unique and worth a ton of money.

I think you could be right, surely an unique piece.

[Sergeant 08]

I want one...........

Me too.

[Sergeant 08]

I think some collectors have seen this item in an auction today....334 Euro.

[Sergeant 08]

In wear.

[leibregiment]

just missed getting it

[Sergeant 08]

just missed getting it

In my opinion you already own a better one.

[leibregiment]

Agree

[Sergeant 08]

At the moment in an ebay auction. I think it will end in a bidding war. More than 300 Euro up today.....Still 2 days.

[Destruction]

Better pictures of the one from ebay. How does it look for you guys?

[Sergeant 08]

Better pictures of the one from ebay. How does it look for you guys?

Serg, we have already talked about it. Let us hear what other collectors think about it.

[Destruction]

Serg, we have already talked about it. Let us hear what other collectors think about it.

Ok, for what it's worth
Among known Eiserne Division medals there is a type which is different from the others. The one which is currently on sale belongs to this type; another one can be found in famous collection; and finally you, Stefan, owns the 3rd one. I've seen few more, but the quality of pictures is preventing me from using them as examples, so let's research these ones.

-Firstly, all 3 examples seems to be made of white metal (Alpacca?) while usual medals are of yellow non-ferrous metal with silvering. However it's questionable and need to be confirmed. Hope Stefan can help us with that, but at least that's how they look like. Note the oxidation on reverse of ebay medal, it does not look like silver oxidation, does it?

-And finally--all of them are sharing the same distinctive features (pitting) on reverse (see pictures, I marked in red some of them). There is also some die flaw which can be found at 9 o'clock.
I have no idea what does it mean and make no conclusions thus far, I'm just describing what I see. I think we need to check this closer. Hope other members here who own this medal will post their examples to compare, especially those on medal bars.
P.S. My deepest apologies for using images of items which do not belong to me. I can erase them if owners will ask me about it; however without them my post will be useless.

[Destruction]

Same features on ebay medal.

[Brian L.]

These medals are simply not worth what people seem ready to pay. It's the sudden obsession with the Baltic campaign, and I guess skulls as well in recent years that's obviously driving this.

There are much rarer and more valuable Freikorps badges and medals that don't command the attention these and the SSVK medal do.

[mchap]

Yeah, I feel it is a novelty item... the backstory is interesting though.
Hate to say it, but novice collectors and impulsive spenders are the usual suspects.

As it goes with anything, if the price keeps driving upwards it will collapse.
Same song and dance occurs in different collecting circles too, it just happens the Eiserne Div. medal is rare enough to warrant a frenzy.

Apologies for the derail!