10-17-2002, 05:39 PM
Dear Eugene
(Alexei correct me if I am wrong) I thought this medal would have been graded VG or VF and the enamel damaged recorded. eg medal is in VF condition other than bad enamel damage on top of star.
The fact that the medal is scare is a different issue totally. There are many medals like the early Waterloo medals which are almost always found in a F or VG condition but are still rare medals. There is another one the Egypt 1882 which always has severe ( and I means severe) damage from the Khedives star that always comes with the medal.
We all know that these early PW's are normally in bad condition.
The good thing about using the Kruase system is that I don't need to see the item to know its condition.
My last point is that with medals, which are meant to be worn these items are normaly in a used condition. And with Soviet medals, especailly the screwbacks many have been played around with. I don't really mind condition unless we get down to the F level becuase I like to collect the story beind the medal/order. So to me a damaged group with great citations will be better than a mint condition rare item without any story or with a long service citation. (eg Lenins).
lastly I don't disagree with your comments and they are 100% valid, all I am saying is that there is an international system in place and all we need to do is add a little to the description to cover our field.
kind regards from a really hot day (37 degrees)
Munroe
(Alexei correct me if I am wrong) I thought this medal would have been graded VG or VF and the enamel damaged recorded. eg medal is in VF condition other than bad enamel damage on top of star.
The fact that the medal is scare is a different issue totally. There are many medals like the early Waterloo medals which are almost always found in a F or VG condition but are still rare medals. There is another one the Egypt 1882 which always has severe ( and I means severe) damage from the Khedives star that always comes with the medal.
We all know that these early PW's are normally in bad condition.
The good thing about using the Kruase system is that I don't need to see the item to know its condition.
My last point is that with medals, which are meant to be worn these items are normaly in a used condition. And with Soviet medals, especailly the screwbacks many have been played around with. I don't really mind condition unless we get down to the F level becuase I like to collect the story beind the medal/order. So to me a damaged group with great citations will be better than a mint condition rare item without any story or with a long service citation. (eg Lenins).
lastly I don't disagree with your comments and they are 100% valid, all I am saying is that there is an international system in place and all we need to do is add a little to the description to cover our field.
kind regards from a really hot day (37 degrees)
Munroe
