Hi Mike
I knew I could count on you for an answer!
I think the appellation "rare" gets bandied about by anyone who hopes that the potential buyer will be snared by this!
We have a local trader who describes everything on his site as either "awesome" or "stunning". I'm told that he is called "Mr. Awesome" by some and it's not meant as a compliment...
Yep, you win in the "beat-up badge" stakes, although there was one 1915 badge that had clearly been a detector find with half the crown eroded and much of the detail gone from the front.
Still available I think...
