Paul,
Thank you very much for taking your time to reply to our questions.
Your statement perfectly clarifies a lot of things, in particular the reason that recently started this discussion, I mean the increase in the authentication prices.
One thing is still not completely clear to me: if I do understand it right, one of the main reasons for you to increase the authentication prices is because "It puts authenticating back where it should be, with the high-end pieces..."
So, as you also say that there are other people out there who might be able to authenticate Soviet Orders and Medals, do you believe it would be possible that more than one person could do these COAs? I mean, you for the high-end pieces, and another expert for the other pieces?
I ask because I thought, as mentionned above in one of my posts, that the collectors seem to accept only one person to authenticate awards from one country and/or period: you for Soviet awards, Detlev Niemann for TR awards (I think he is the only one doing it for those awards), etc (not sure if there are more for awards of other countries and/or periods!).
Anyway, even if another top expert started to do authentication for low-end and/or mid-value Soviet awards, would this "cohabitation" be possible?
Just my thoughts.
Again, thank you very much,
Dolf
Thank you very much for taking your time to reply to our questions.
Your statement perfectly clarifies a lot of things, in particular the reason that recently started this discussion, I mean the increase in the authentication prices.
One thing is still not completely clear to me: if I do understand it right, one of the main reasons for you to increase the authentication prices is because "It puts authenticating back where it should be, with the high-end pieces..."
So, as you also say that there are other people out there who might be able to authenticate Soviet Orders and Medals, do you believe it would be possible that more than one person could do these COAs? I mean, you for the high-end pieces, and another expert for the other pieces?
I ask because I thought, as mentionned above in one of my posts, that the collectors seem to accept only one person to authenticate awards from one country and/or period: you for Soviet awards, Detlev Niemann for TR awards (I think he is the only one doing it for those awards), etc (not sure if there are more for awards of other countries and/or periods!).
Anyway, even if another top expert started to do authentication for low-end and/or mid-value Soviet awards, would this "cohabitation" be possible?
Just my thoughts.
Again, thank you very much,
Dolf
