Hi all,
Don't post here much as I spend most of my time in the British& Commonwealth section but I still lurk here more often than not.
I don't actively collect German anymore but I've always had a soft spot for the KVK and still manage to pick one up every now and again.
Here's one that has me a little stumped. A friend showed it to me the other day but I honestly couldn't make up my mind one way or the other. In truth my gut tells me it's a very good repro. I certainly can't fault the obverse as the details are crisp. It's the reverse that gets to me. Firstly it's marked L/58 but the mark is unlike any mark I've ever encountered (good or bad). Also when looking at the reverse you can see "blobs" (for lack of a better term) between the sword arm and cross arms @ 1:00. I seem to remember reading somewhere that that is a bad sign. I may be wrong though so that's why I'm coming here and asking for help.
Any thoughts or opinions you guys could provide would be of great help.
Many thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Greg
Don't post here much as I spend most of my time in the British& Commonwealth section but I still lurk here more often than not.
I don't actively collect German anymore but I've always had a soft spot for the KVK and still manage to pick one up every now and again.
Here's one that has me a little stumped. A friend showed it to me the other day but I honestly couldn't make up my mind one way or the other. In truth my gut tells me it's a very good repro. I certainly can't fault the obverse as the details are crisp. It's the reverse that gets to me. Firstly it's marked L/58 but the mark is unlike any mark I've ever encountered (good or bad). Also when looking at the reverse you can see "blobs" (for lack of a better term) between the sword arm and cross arms @ 1:00. I seem to remember reading somewhere that that is a bad sign. I may be wrong though so that's why I'm coming here and asking for help.
Any thoughts or opinions you guys could provide would be of great help.
Many thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Greg
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