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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;leaconcen, post: 2221849, member: 31684&quot;]This shows my correspondence with the seller</p><p><br /></p><p>Dear flintlock_coin_bullion,</p><p><br /></p><p>After receiving this medal. I found that the medal is not a real but a copy of the real medal. First after trying to remove the verdis gris, I found that this is composed of white metal that has been painted bronze. Also after looking up the weight, I found that it weighed much more than the correct weight. This left me with the conclusion that this medal is a copy.</p><p><br /></p><p>- leaconcen</p><p><br /></p><p>Dear leaconcen,</p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased this medal with a collection of other zeppelin and hot air balloon medals/memerobilia, and have had no trouble with pieces being genuine. I will admit I am not a collector myself and just did my best to describe this item for what it was.</p><p><br /></p><p>- flintlock_coin_bullion</p><p><br /></p><p>Dear flintlock_coin_bullion,</p><p><br /></p><p>Suspected that you may not of known that it was a copy. During my research, I found other copies of this medal with the exact spots of green corrosion. That would not be possible with natural corrosion. Rather someone somewhere made copies of the medal and sold them as genuine. It is a common pitfall of collecting medals and coins. I will need to return this to you for a refund. Because I tried to remove the corrosion, you will not see the medal as the same. It was because I tried to remove it that I found that it was a copy. Under the bronze exterior was a different metal. Real ones exist but weigh much less.</p><p><br /></p><p>- leaconcen</p><p><br /></p><p>Dear leaconcen,</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, feel free to return it. My address is:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dear flintlock_coin_bullion,</p><p>I did not mark the reason for return as the medal being a copy. I did not want to ding you for that because it could have restricted your selling. It was an honest mistake on your part. You really should place a disclaimer onto your medal sales that you are not sure about authenticity. I am 100% sure this is a copy due to its weight so please do not sell it as genuine. Suspect you can sell it as a copy for about $100 perhaps more. Hope it will cover the cost of what you bought it for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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