Golden Party badge

[willysproject]

Hi all,

What do you think of this one?

Kind regards,
Gerd V

[willysproject]

the back

EDIT: I've just come accross this site:
http://www.geocities.com/goldpartypin/25fuess.html

And IMO the one I posted is bad...

[Jon Fish]

Correct,its bad.

[sjl]

Jon's right - it's bad.

Until recently many collectors believed the ones with thick letters were genuine, but the consensus is now they were produced in the 1980s in Austria. The pinplate is bad and the lettering on the front is too thick and even. You can also see how the lines under the leaves appear over them in some places - big no-no. Newer fakes have corrected the lines problem, but still have the thick, even letters.

Glad my website helped.

[Robin Lumsden]

It's a copy of this type................

[Robin Lumsden]

......back of the original.....

[Von Hoth]

why are there so many fakes of this stuff?

[Wiegert]

So people can rip the unkowing buyer off!!! Many of us here have been burned with something that looks good but turns out to be a night mare!!!

[ErichS]

Von Hoth, The reason is $$$$$$$$$

[klaus]

Yes agree on both the badge is bad and its $$$$$...<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>