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<p>[QUOTE="Hus.thaler, post: 7407060, member: 85490"]The Shakespeare medal is from the famous "Series Numismatica" set of portrait medals by Durand. Durand did the reverses for the medals, and other medalists were commissioned to do the portraits. I honestly cannot tell if yours is genuine but beat-up, or a beat-up cast copy. The scrapings on the reverse make me think this is a cast lead copy with a silver wash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most medals in this series are relatively common in bronze and scarce to very rare in silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hus.thaler, post: 7407060, member: 85490"]The Shakespeare medal is from the famous "Series Numismatica" set of portrait medals by Durand. Durand did the reverses for the medals, and other medalists were commissioned to do the portraits. I honestly cannot tell if yours is genuine but beat-up, or a beat-up cast copy. The scrapings on the reverse make me think this is a cast lead copy with a silver wash. Most medals in this series are relatively common in bronze and scarce to very rare in silver.[/QUOTE]
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