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Old 15-03-18, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by fougasse1940 View Post
Even if some of their wares supposedly were right, would you want to put your money in the hands of these serious fakers? We have a choice.

Rgds, Thomas
Hi Thomas, you're quite right and I had no intention of buying them. I'm doing some personal research into fake maker's marks on British made badges where, generally speaking, there are pretty clear 'tells' when a mark is wrong which have been much discussed on the forum. I suppose my question is really - are those 2 marks 'right' (on the TIPTAFT and AMOR SYDNEY rising suns)? If they are indistinguishable from the real thing, but the 2 badges are 'wrong', that would be a very worrying thing. But if those 2 badges are the real thing, just in very bad company, that would be a different matter. Best regards, Mike.

ps I have a small collection of rising suns and like to pick them up when I can. I'd always assumed maker's marks were good. That's why it worries me. Mike

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