12-09-2010, 10:10 PM
jcuffe6240 Wrote:This is great advice gents. Being that I work in the history/museum field I always want to know the history behind the items in questions. So far I have only gathered an Order of Glory (3c), Order of the Patriotic War, 1st & 2nd class (1985) and an Order of the Red Star. I have been thinking of starting after this with the civil orders, like the Red Banner, Labour Glory and Badge of Honour.
For me the interest in these besides the history is the beauty of the award itself. I personal think that the Soviets make some of the most beautiful awards, especially after collecting British/Canadian medals and orders for a while.
Do you guys ever concern yourself with the serial numbers? Such as searching for the lowest numbered ones or do you really care about that?
Serial numbers can be an indication of what/where/when the award was given and therefore trigger specific interest from people collecting in that area
