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marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 12:31 pm I recently bought this medal and whilst it has oxidation, age and a few edge bruises I am looking to find out if it's real. The has been some discussion on another forum and the obvious fakes on e-bay are easy to spot. Decribed as bronze 76mm diameter. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by marbury518 01/27/2013 12:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 02/02/2013 11:14 am Medal arrived today and sent off to NGC. More scans and it is very heavy....approx half a pound. Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 09:53 am Just not my result.Ineligible type....so not fake as they would indicate not genuine.......said they don't have the graders to do it. Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 03/11/2013 10:39 am I had the same medal as that many years ago and it was also in bronze. The true or 'most important' Peace Medals were all made of silver. Other than a few visible rim nicks in your pics, it's looks to be in great shape. Is the dia ~ 2.75 or 3" across. I'm going on memory here as any pics that I have would be pre-digital and also boxed and buried somewhere? I've got a peace medal book buried somewhere and I'll try to find which box I stashed that book in. My bronze example was held on a large (wolf)toothed necklace under glass and with the same Buchanan medal recessed into a red material background. Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 03/11/2013 10:49 am Many extra Peace Medals (bronze examples) were made in the 1800's to be given out to different native leaders "as needed". When you get away from the silver peace medals, I've been told that it gets a little sketchy as to how authentic the bronze Peace Medals are. ...and that should be reflected in the selling price. Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 03/11/2013 2:31 pm The chocolate brown are all pre 1900......my one just arrived from NGC genuine 1857. Report this Post to the Staff
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