11-02-2007, 01:55 AM
There's a New York dealer (last name begins with "A") currently running a special on the 85's- two 2nd Classes (one with and one without dimple) and two 1st Classes (again, one with and one without dimple) for $78.00... breaks down to less than $20 per. I agree that, as the war time and immediate post war time units are "swallowed up", the 85's will escalate in price due to demand. Look at all the other stuff. Badges I bought for $40 bucks a year ago are now going for nearly $300; pins I bought for a song a year ago are going for $50-$80; medals have doubled and tripled in price over the same time. The genuine article is finite in number; no more are being made. What's not rare today may well be rare tomorrow. I enjoy collecting as we all do but, beyond that, this is an investment which, I believe, will continue to grow. Best advice I can give (and I'm certainly NOT as experienced as many here) is to read, study, choose the items carefully and choose the items that appeal to you and give you the pleasure of ownership realizing that, if they're the "real thing", they will only appreciate with time.
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