01-10-2008, 03:15 AM
jefflgarrison Wrote:Point was that, for newbies, assume that what they see is fake for numbers from before 1942. The question in my comment is are we seeing a rising of the level of unavailable awards due to the older veterans having been going for some time and those now dying are from the end of the war and later.
Is it possible to find a legit ORB under #30,000? ORS below #25,000? OL below #8,000? Expecially any of these with documentation?
Even for an "oldie," early awards with such low serial numbers have always been hard to obtain for the reasons cited here and thus have a premium when encountered.
Due to demand, more awards will become more unobtainable. I predict a day when a serial-numbered BM will be a big deal, even with 3.4M manufactured.
It also depends on your perspective. Research brings even late and post-war awards to life whereas many early pre-43 pieces can't even be researched.
