Sa sports mini, Gold or Bronce

[Mickesouth]

Hi all. I would like to hear your opinion of this Sa sports mini.Would you say its gold or bonce?? It is makermarked with what i inturp as an 6 for FZS. Thank you.

[Mickesouth]

And reverse with makermark.

[James Noble]

My vote is for Gold.

[Mickesouth]

Thank´s for your input James. Yes, im leaning towards gold one to.

[TobyR]

Hi Mikael,

As James, I also think gold. Nice example by the way!

All the best,
Toby.

[Mickesouth]

Thx for your input Toby

[chris clark]

what concerns me is the scratch marks on the front. if a bronze and it had been wire wooled or fine sandpaper then it would give the gold effect. the rubbing has reduced detail as seen which is another indicater. can you take a pic in normal day light please

[Mickesouth]

Hm.. dident think aboutht that. Try to get some decent pictures this weekend.

Added : I have looked in to the pin. in my microscope.There is (as seen on pic) fine lines,scratches all over the raised srufaces on the front. Non in the deeper areas. I think you are right and that it might have been polished with stealwool. There is an big difference in the shine it self on glossyer obverse from the moore mat reverse. The collor difference also.The pin it self shows no lines or do the reverse side.I belive the reverse side shows the original colloration of the pin,what ever it was, but looks moore "broncy" to me. Adding an pic in ( verry cloudy,darke) daylight.

[Mickesouth]

Got an decent pic. of the front today. The pic. has been brighten up a bit making it look moore light up,dosent change the collor.No magnification-lens this time.