Original Treudienst Ehrenzeichen?

[chbingle]

I'm considering buying this Treudienst Ehrenzeichen (25 year long service medal) from The Collector's Guild. I've never bought from them before, so just wanted to get a second opinion on whether it is indeed an original piece. Thanks!

[humble collector]

Personally I would find a much better example to invest in. They aren't very expensive, and cased pieces are common enough to find

[chbingle]

They have it listed pretty cheap so I figured it would be a good first buy from their site, just to give me an idea of how the process works. I wouldn't wanna spend $150 on the better version with ribbon and case then to find out that the site is unreliable

[TheGoon]

Collectors guild is a honest dealer, I bought from them a couple times with no problems.

[chbingle]

Glad to hear that! There's basically no antique dealers near me so I guess I'm going to have to embrace online websites to further my collection.

[chbingle]

I finally got my Treue Dienst Ehrenzeichen in the mail today. It looks original to me, but I just wanted to get some second opinions on it. Any input and opinions are very much appreciated, thanks!

[carpediem]

It looks good. Why didn't you get one with a ribbon? They are pretty plentiful.

[chbingle]

It looks good. Why didn't you get one with a ribbon? They are pretty plentiful.

I always hear how plentiful they are yet I struggle to ever find them I bought this off the Collector's Guild, they had another with the ribbon, box, and documentation, but I didn't feel like spending $150 haha I'm looking to eventually buying the original box, and perhaps the ribbon if I can find one, but it was cheap and I've always wanted one

[carpediem]

I always hear how plentiful they are yet I struggle to ever find them I bought this off the Collector's Guild, they had another with the ribbon, box, and documentation, but I didn't feel like spending $150 haha I'm looking to eventually buying the original box, and perhaps the ribbon if I can find one, but it was cheap and I've always wanted one

If you like it then it is good to go!
Check out Lakeside Trader too. They have some good stuff and from what I understand are pretty trustworthy.

[chbingle]

Will do, thanks for the quick reply!