Acuva24
Full Member
This is my first post ever in the War Relic Hunting section, but I assume this is where the experts will be lurking! So a year or two ago, I found this in my back yard in Cohoes, NY. I thought it was neat and assumed it was for Military Police, but thought it was WW2. This was until I saw a post yesterday where someone had a disc that had "US" on it and looked exactly like mine. They said theirs was WW1, so it made me look a little further into it.
The first thing I found was an EBay sale for the exact disc I found for $145 and this quickly got my attention. I have a picture of this below. Then this morning I found a similar disc with a "very scarce" rating. The difference with this one is that it does not have the periods after each letter. Also a photo below.
Mine is complete with the smaller twist off disc attached on the rear. I have not tried to twist this at all in fear that it would break.
I do have a few questions, as WW1 is not my specialty. Firstly, how rare is this item that I have found? What is the difference between the "M.P." and the "MP" collar discs? Lastly, can items such as this be graded like a coin can be graded? The one I found is in really great shape. In the photo, it does look a little dull, but that is because I have never attempted to clean it at all! (and I will not be doing anything of the sort).
I really appreciate any information that you can provide for this piece and any help you could provide for my questions. I am really excited to have a great piece of WW1 history!!!
The first thing I found was an EBay sale for the exact disc I found for $145 and this quickly got my attention. I have a picture of this below. Then this morning I found a similar disc with a "very scarce" rating. The difference with this one is that it does not have the periods after each letter. Also a photo below.
Mine is complete with the smaller twist off disc attached on the rear. I have not tried to twist this at all in fear that it would break.
I do have a few questions, as WW1 is not my specialty. Firstly, how rare is this item that I have found? What is the difference between the "M.P." and the "MP" collar discs? Lastly, can items such as this be graded like a coin can be graded? The one I found is in really great shape. In the photo, it does look a little dull, but that is because I have never attempted to clean it at all! (and I will not be doing anything of the sort).
I really appreciate any information that you can provide for this piece and any help you could provide for my questions. I am really excited to have a great piece of WW1 history!!!