Description
The plate has Ford circa 1896. It appears to have 22 K gold on it too, although it doesn't specify so. It has a quality control sticker on the back of the frame that says "Bard's" of Medelein, Il. I'm guessing that is where it was distributed from.
Re: Framed Ford collector plate
Collector's plates have a terrible record as investments, most seldom even regain their original purchase price thirty years after they were issued. Comparbles to your Ford plate sell for about $30.00.
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