Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents.

[Doug]

I can't remember if this has been discussed in the past but I'm curious what everyone thinks. I bought a part of an old Soviet collection this past weekend. One of the groups is to a man named Leonid Shershen who was awarded four Red Banners of Labor as well as an October Revolution, a Mondvor Red Star, a baby Patriotic war, and two Badge of Honors. The RBL's are as follows: T2 V3, T3 V1, T5 V2, T6 V1. In taking a close look at the T2 V3 (screw back), I noted a circular dark spot on the top edge of the order where it looks like it may have been converted to suspension at one point and then reconverted back to a screw back though the screw post looks like it was never removed. This leads (finally) to my question: If this order was reconverted, how much does it affect the value of the order? I'm sure that a reconverted order isn't as good as a "pure" one but how much is the value reduced?

Also, anyone ever hear of Shershen?


Thanks,

Doug