Rare AS hollowback variation PAB!

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I was just so exited when I was offered the bronze one that my hands were shaking

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[Don D.]

Skip, I am one jealous bastard!!!

One day I will join the club.
Don

[Philippe DB]

Hi Skipy,

Well besides the fact that I'm already in Marc's will I think everbody is entitled to know that you were so kind to put me in yours too

KR
Philippe

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signed, sealed and delivered to the solicitor.

But if any strange accidents should happen to me the Police know who to visit. Phil!

[Philippe DB]

Hi Skip,


Well I did inform my hit squad not to touch you untill you located that PAB with diamonds, any luck yet

Al kidding apart it's really very interesting to notice how well pronounced the outer oakleave borders on the reverse of your bronze example are. Quite unique and something I never noticed on any of the other hollowback AS's I have seen.

Really makes you wonder how these were produced. No two of them are a 100% match when you only take te reverse in to consideration.

KR
Philippe

[Mike Pinkus]

I agree with Philippe...really bizarre the differences on these...LToms bronze badge on the other page even has a different maker mark...Skip awesome bronze.....quite the enigma with these AS badges
mike

[Philippe DB]

really bizarre the differences on these...LToms bronze badge on the other page even has a different maker mark
mike

Hi Mike,

Also read Tom's comment but from where I'm sitting I think I can clearly see the dot in front of the A.

Tom would it be possible for you to post a close-ip of the mm on your badge?

KR
Philippe

[LToms]

Mike and Philippe

This is the best I can get from my scanner. I still say there is not a period before the A. I know that in the other picture it looks like there might be somthing there but in hand it is not. Also notice how the S is fatter at the bottom.



Phil

[Philippe DB]

Hi Phil,


Thanks for the additional pic. Indeed very strange it looks like there is something (cfr. white circle) but you are holding it and if you say there isn't than we have to accept it. For I moment I thougth that the dots could have migrated look at the blue circles but my eyes are probably playing tricks here.

We'll this just confrims that there wasn't really much standardisation in the production of these badges.

KR
Philippe

[Frank Heukemes]

I can see the two dots, one is the white circled one and the other one is...well exactly where it should be (below and left of your right blue circle).