West wall with packet, ribbon

[inimicus]

hi - I got 2 of these minters and they seem to be the 1st issue bronze type: heavy, fine strike, darkish finish (darker than tombak)

would like to have that confirmed be experts. thanks!

[inimicus]

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[inimicus]

by the way under normal light there's no green tinge anywhere; appears sometimes when I do cropping and sharpening... again thanks for insights.

[mrg]

Hi Looks like a good original to me, to my knowledge the first strike were a very limited Brass issue, very heavy with fine detail, All the best

[inimicus]

thanks mate!

[Tom Yanacek]

Looks good!

I also like this medal. And the greenish spotting is nothing unusual for any copper-based alloy such as bronze or tombak. Over time, copper-based alloys will develop that greenish patina. It is actually a good indication of age/authenticity.

Best regards,
Tom

[Woolgar]

A very nice example

[Hans Kondor]

Hello,
medal nice but where is the packet and the ribbon?

[inimicus]

good question! here they are. the bag is carl poetlath, schrobenhausen. happt christmas.

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[Hans Kondor]

Perhaps nothing wrong with this one, but I saw many fake set with this maker.
If I were you I would post the packet to the Photos and Paper Items Forum.

[inimicus]

Thanks janos; i will.

[Tom Yanacek]

Perhaps nothing wrong with this one, but I saw many fake set with this maker.
If I were you I would post the packet to the Photos and Paper Items Forum.

I too have always been leery of these Carl Poellath packets. I felt that the paper used on these did not match up to the paper used on known originals. I especially never liked the ones having the town name misspelled: Schrobenhansen instead of the proper Schrobenhausen. However, Marcus Hatton had a laboratory analysis done on the paper and ink of numerous examples, both with and without the misspelled town name. According to the laboratory findings, it was concluded that the paper and ink are of the period.

Nowadays, these Carl Poellath packets are frequently found paired with the late-war zinc issue medals and modern ribbons. But the ribbon shown here in this thread looks good to me.

Best regards,
Tom