RARE ORIGINAL WW1 U.S. MARINE CORPS (USMC) GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NUMBERED TO BOTTOM RIM "No. 63574". MEDAL IS COMPLETE WITH RIBBON AND TOP METAL "U.S. MARINE CORPS" BAR, PIN BACK. MEDAL AND USMC BAR ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, SHOWING LIGHT WEAR AND AGE. RIBBON DOES SHOW AGING AND WEAR, WITH SOME FRAYING TO TOP AND BOTTOM, MAKING THE RIBBON SLIGHTLY LOOSE. ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE TOP BAR AND MEDAL. THIS NUMBERED USMC MEDAL IS 100 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION FOR 30 YEARS AS I BOUGHT THIS MEDAL AT THE VETERAN'S HOUSE DURING AN ESTATE SALE HIS FAMILY WAS HAVING AFTER HIS DEATH. THE MARINE'S NAME WAS "ALBERT SMITH ERNST" OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK. OF NOTE: THE FIRST MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS WERE ISSUED IN 1899 AND WERE NUMBERED 1 THRU 20,000 UP UNTIL THE FIRST WORLD WAR. WW1 USMC GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS WERE NUMBERED 20,001 THRU 70,000 FOR THE 50,000 MARINES THAT WERE AWARDED THESE MEDALS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. ALSO THE TOP METAL "U.S. MARINE CORPS'' BARS WERE NOT PLACED ON WW2 USMC MEDALS AND THE MEDALS WERE NOT NUMBERED AS WELL DURING WW2. (THIS MEDAL WILL BE SHIPPED IN A HARD CASE FOR PROTECTION DURING SHIPMENT, IN TURN YOU CAN USE THE CASE FOR DISPLAY IF YOU WISH). IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL BEFORE YOU BUY. NEW YORK STATE BUYERS TO PAY 8.75% SALES TAX. THANK YOU.