Bulgarian 08 Crests

Ron Wood · 02-01-2009, 05:46 PM

Not that I am disagreeing, but I would need a lot clearer photo of 38XX to state for sure that the die is broken. The vertical lines, such as the curved sides of the shield, are much less distinct due to the oblique lighting. If I blow the image up and exercise my imagination (

) I can almost convince myself that the sides of the crown are there. Note the "washed out" right side of the crown on #866 due to the angle and the lighting.

02-01-2009, 05:46 PM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Not that I am disagreeing, but I would need a lot clearer photo of 38XX to state for sure that the die is broken. The vertical lines, such as the curved sides of the shield, are much less distinct due to the oblique lighting. If I blow the image up and exercise my imagination () I can almost convince myself that the sides of the crown are there. Note the "washed out" right side of the crown on #866 due to the angle and the lighting. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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