Victoria Cross copy

[Tanker Mike]

Why would someone pay $177.00 US for a copy of the VC? Am I missing something here? It had 39 bids from three different bidders.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victoria-Cro...p2047675.l2557

Mike

[billy]

Ahh! but it has a real Ribbon!!

[leigh kitchen]

Perhaps the description "estate find" has provided a suggestion to the bidders that it may be genuine, or an "unissued original"?

[Jeff Mc William]

Hi Mike
VC copies are quite prolific on the market these days ... some good, some ghastly, and lots of "in betweens" If this is a good copy by Hancocks it will indeed be worth $177.00, but I see there is no mention of this by the seller, so it probably isn't ! Regards Jeff

[Tanker Mike]

I compared it to the one on Hancock's website, all of the Hancock replicas are serial numbered. And although this is a good looking copy, its not as good as a Hancock replica. I am guessing it was auction fever.

Mike

[David Tremain]

Check to see if it has chocolate in it.

David

[arrestingu]

Originals have identifiable cuts into the rear design which can authenticate it.
This one though is a good copy.

[Frank Kelley]

Each medal actually has a number applied to it, really? wow.
A collectors item then, I think that I would much rather have one of those!

Originally Posted by Tanker Mike

I compared it to the one on Hancock's website, all of the Hancock replicas are serial numbered. And although this is a good looking copy, its not as good as a Hancock replica. I am guessing it was auction fever.

Mike

[Alex Rice]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Each medal actually has a number applied to it, really? wow.
A collectors item then, I think that I would much rather have one of those!

Yes, there is a number for each VC ever awarded, one for each.

[Frank Kelley]

Well, it is still a copy, a differing bronze and I must assume, a differing set of dies, but, given the cost, I would certainly still like to hope, each example is finished to a similar standard.