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Old 09-12-19, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by manchesters View Post
I have had genuine Victorian head dress badges marked "SILVER" but not very often.

The more modern fake 'SILVER' marked badges referred to above were by 'Badgeman' off ebay who no longer seems to trade.

The cap star is, I would agree, genuine and not one oh his.

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Hi Simon,

Assuming that the 'SILVER' badges he sold were made by a third party or did he knock them off in the shed out the back? There are quite a few parts to them and not something easily put together on an amateur basis - dies, enamel, lugs, other badge material and plating.

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Chris
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