12-13-2010, 08:25 AM
REDBANNER1920 Wrote:I have been asking myself a question lately with all history aside and whatnot. Is it worth researching all awards? If a order is worth 50 to 75 dollars is it even worth spending 80 to 100 dollars to research it?
Depends on what your goal is, of course. If it's to increase the value of the award, probably not. Too much research is simply unremarkable. Of course there is always a chance for a hit on something extraordinary, but more often than not it won't be.
If the goal of research is to... get research, then it may or may not be worth it. How much is the story behind the medal worth to you?
Each individual brings has their own reasons for collecting, and what they want to get out of it follows. Paying someone to root around in archives half way 'round the world is part of my collecting. But because of the cost it's definitely not for everyone.
Steiner: "Why do you want it so badly? It's just a worthless piece of metal. Look."
