12-17-2005, 09:52 PM
slava1stclass Wrote:To all:
It's great to see this post has generated the amount of discussion it has and that those of us who value the historical element of these valor orders remain true to our colors.
It's eminently clear the price spike would not have missed the Order of Glory 1st Class. What is amazing, however, is the 600% jump in asking price over that which I procured my Order of Glory 1st Class back in 1992.
Regards,
slava1stclass
Prices for Glory 1st class have been consistent with prices for other rarer awards.
Here are prices for some awards few years ago and what dealers are asking today, along with the increases:
Glory 1st class - was $1500 -> $5600 -> inseased less than 4X
Khmelnitsky 3rd - was $600 -> $3000-3500 -> increase 5-6X
Kutuzov 2nd - was $1200 -> $7000-8000 -> almost 5X increase
Suvorov 2nd - was $2500 -> $13000-15000 -> 5-6X increase
Actually - looking at the numbers now - Glory 1st appreciated even less than the rest of Soviet awards.
William












