01-19-2008, 02:06 AM
Keep in mind that the price increases in Soviet WWII-related military orders and medals also is linked to a growing cadre of wealthy Russian collectors who want to obtain pieces of their national history. These pieces, especially the higher-end orders, are very rare to begin with (authentic ones at any rate), and many have been returned to the Soviet/Russian government or are in museums. The fact that these pieces of history (and art in many cases) were priced so low as 2002 ($1800 for a HSU and the same for Orders of Glory 1st Class, solid gold) in the west is amazing to me.
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