"Let me say right away that I don't know much about medals of any kind, but I've studied silver for many years, and the fact that none of the originals used for the molds (for producing the copies) were marked "sterling" doesn't necessarily mean that none of the original ones were (unless they were genuinely one-of-a-kind) . . . on silver the "sterling" mark is always hand-stamped (hand-hammered with a die) regardless of how the item was produced (molded, handworked, machine-stamped). Depending on how it was struck (the depth, it's completeness) and the wear (usually from polishing), an original may have all, some, or none of the word "sterling" on it. Were any of the repros cast in sterling? Were any of the repros also fitted with ribbons?"
IM GONNA LET ANN FIELD ALL OF THE QUESTIONS,SINCE SHE TOTALLY MISSED EVERYTHING I SAID IN MY POST AND SEEMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING..THANXS