Bronze Pin Military
13 December 2017
Description

Possibly bronze and possibly military pin about 2.5 inches long .25” hollow square bar with .75” round carving of a crescent moon with a man in military style helmet and possibly a woman behind him in the center of crescent moon shape

Provenance

Found at garage sale

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For sale
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Answered within about 1 hour
By Nora Curl
Dec 13, 15:45 UTC
Fair Market Value
$25 - $50 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

This is a Continental silver, likely sterling 925, Victorian era ladies bar pin. The C-Clasp closure on this dates it to just about 1870. The bar pin features a crescent moon and the profile of a Roman or Trojan soldier. In the Victorian era, the crescent moon was a symbolism for new beginnings. It was popularly used on jewelry throughout the 19th century. The texturized surface is a stylization of lizard skin. The pieces were press molded, not carved. It is not bronze, nor militaria. The estimate is based on actual past auction sales of comparables.

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