Help with Spange Authentication

[Hagar]

Hi all,
I am looking at purchasing one of these is this the real deal?
First Class Bar to the Iron Cross maker marked L/11
As a newbie I need your expert opinions
thanx in advance

[Hagar]

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[Hagar]

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[Frank Heukemes]

Hi Peter,

From what I can see, it looks good to me!

Cheers, Frank

[Bill M]

--Looks good to me as well. I have a cased example, here are a few shots for comparison...

[Bill M]

...the back...

[Bill M]

--Oddly enough, there are even the same pattern scratchmarks on the reverse. What's the deal with THAT?

[Hagar]

Thanx guys
I see what you mean with scratches thanx for your time to post pics
what would a fair price be for these are they rare??

[Tim B.]

Looks Good To Me

Hagar,

The piece looks okay to me and you can compare your spange to mine pictured below, which closely resembles Bill's spange.

The "scratches" are actually raised lines and IMO, original die characteristics as are the two noticable die flaws in the numerals "9" on the front.
Tim

[Tim B.]

Reverse

Notice the same lines.

[Dez H]

In a sea of fake spange’s this one looks good, Peter probably around the $200 Aussie mark for one of these in pretty good condition.


Regards
Dez

[Hagar]

Thanx Dez
and tball for your posts
ill try to score this one
thanx a million guys

[Mike Kenny]

Hi,

I'm with the other's, I think the L/11 Spange Peter has imaged is genuine. Dez, where did you get that price of Aus$200 from? If you have any genuine and unrepaired EK1 Spanges to sell for that price, I'm buying!! More like US/Euro $150-200 imo.

Regards
Mike K

[Dez H]

Mike I snagged a L/11 EK spange from an antique shop down here, it was sitting next to some party tinnies, maybe I just got lucky. Sorry you can't have it, I have been looking too long for a genuine piece.


Regards
Dez