When did you buy the award that's worth the most in your collection?

matteti · 08-29-2005, 03:12 PM

Hello all,
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about raising prices and the future of soviet collecting, etc.

It was very interesting to read all posts and it gave me the idea to start this thread in order to get a better idea of the situation.

I would like to ask you to limit your answers by only giving the date (exact date or month + year, or even just year) when you purchased the award in your collection that today is worth the most.

This should help to get a better idea of the collecting trend.

By example, if you bought a Kutuzov 3rd class in 2001 for 700$ and today it's worth 7500$, and you also bought a screwback Lenin in 2005 for 3500$ and now it's worth 3900$, you would answer "2001".

It doesn't matter what the award is and how much is worth, but it's more a matter of knowing if people own's crown jewels were bought long ago, or if people are still buying their own crown jewel recently, which in my minds would mean that market is pretty healthy.

Please try to limit answers to a date only so it's easy to read.
(I am not asking for which award and price paid because I find this is more confidential.)

matteti · 08-29-2005, 03:14 PM

Mine was bought in June 2005.

ericlida · 08-29-2005, 03:17 PM

Khmelnitsky 2 and Khmelnitsky 3 - October/November 2004.

charlet · 08-29-2005, 05:46 PM

bought Khmelnitiski and Souvorov 3rd, with doc, in 2001 at a big NJ dealer...

redmedals · 08-29-2005, 06:45 PM

Patriotic War 1st class type 1, 2004 couldn't pass it up.

dannybou · 08-29-2005, 07:06 PM

Order of Lenin and Order of Alexander Nevsky, January 2005

new world · 08-29-2005, 10:23 PM

My most expensive awards were bought in October - November 2002.

The last serious single Soviet purchase - fall of 2003.

The most expensive non-Soviet award - March 2005.

William

DutchBoy · 08-29-2005, 11:07 PM

Nevsky: June 2004. Lenin: May 2005.

Laurent · 08-30-2005, 03:27 AM

HSU : june 2005

medalklector · 08-30-2005, 05:35 AM

T5 Lenin, August 2005

08-29-2005, 03:12 PM	#1
matteti Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 405	When did you buy the award that's worth the most in your collection? Hello all, Recently, there has been a lot of talk about raising prices and the future of soviet collecting, etc. It was very interesting to read all posts and it gave me the idea to start this thread in order to get a better idea of the situation. I would like to ask you to limit your answers by only giving the date (exact date or month + year, or even just year) when you purchased the award in your collection that today is worth the most. This should help to get a better idea of the collecting trend. By example, if you bought a Kutuzov 3rd class in 2001 for 700$ and today it's worth 7500$, and you also bought a screwback Lenin in 2005 for 3500$ and now it's worth 3900$, you would answer "2001". It doesn't matter what the award is and how much is worth, but it's more a matter of knowing if people own's crown jewels were bought long ago, or if people are still buying their own crown jewel recently, which in my minds would mean that market is pretty healthy. Please try to limit answers to a date only so it's easy to read. (I am not asking for which award and price paid because I find this is more confidential.) Last edited by matteti; 08-29-2005 at 06:33 PM.

08-29-2005, 03:14 PM	#2
matteti Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 405	most valuable award. Mine was bought in June 2005.

08-29-2005, 05:46 PM	#4
charlet Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 791	bought Khmelnitiski and Souvorov 3rd, with doc, in 2001 at a big NJ dealer... __________________ Sebastien "a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism" (a well-known german bearbed) Last edited by charlet; 08-30-2005 at 04:23 AM.

08-29-2005, 07:06 PM	#6
dannybou Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 284	Order of Lenin and Order of Alexander Nevsky, January 2005 __________________ A collector from Québec!!

08-29-2005, 11:07 PM	#8
DutchBoy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 51 Posts: 153	Nevsky: June 2004. Lenin: May 2005. __________________ Matthijs P.

08-29-2005, 03:17 PM	#3
ericlida Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Age: 71 Posts: 761	Khmelnitsky 2 and Khmelnitsky 3 - October/November 2004.

08-29-2005, 06:45 PM	#5
redmedals Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shediac, New Brunswick Age: 68 Posts: 99	Patriotic War 1st class type 1, 2004 couldn't pass it up.

08-29-2005, 10:23 PM	#7
new world Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 1,086	My most expensive awards were bought in October - November 2002. The last serious single Soviet purchase - fall of 2003. The most expensive non-Soviet award - March 2005. William

08-30-2005, 03:27 AM	#9
Laurent Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 366	HSU : june 2005

08-30-2005, 05:35 AM	#10
medalklector Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 48	T5 Lenin, August 2005 __________________ "When the man with the rifle gets killed, the man without picks up the rifle and shoots....."

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