Dear friends, may I have your opinion about this obeserver's badge? do you think it's a genuine piece? thanks in advance.
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Looks ok to me, Juncker item but probably sold through another outlet ,hence the ground out MM. Note no cut outs for crown FergComment
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Hmmmm, I don't like it.
IMO, it is trying too hard to look like a Junker badge sold through an outlet.
"800" stamped on badge and pin, the moon and scratched out name, but......the quality and the underlining polish isn't there.
The dentiles on the crown ridge really show the dull casting, IMO. And then there is that odd copper-ish glow. This is suppose to be a 800 silver content badge.Comment
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the scratched MM is not and issue from my point of view, but I was also wondering about the verdigris on the reverse. If it were a copper alloy why then the 800?Comment
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800 silver implies 200 parts of something else, typically copper.pseudo-expertComment
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Thank you for the comments gentlemen
If I understand it this badge could be a cast fake due to the quality am I right?Comment
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I stand by what I said, in my mind the badge is good. The catch looks like it has been either resolderd or repaired/replaced ,hence the solder bleed around it. Verdigree to me is a good sign. It may be from the soldering of the prongs of enamel device bled through from the holes ,I have badges like this too. Not seen an example like this with 800 on the needle before but that too could be a replacement. Ferg.Comment
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