01-23-2011, 07:23 PM
Definitely, I think we're all on the same page. I'm in it for the historic/research aspect myself and I'd love to have more but unfortunately the "intrinsic value" of Lenins is preventing me from owning any right now. I'll sooner spend the same kind of money on a Nevsky, because the market tells me that it values historic value and rarity of Nevskys more than the intrinsic value. With the Lenins, the price seems to be pretty uniform, at Bullion Value + x%.
I definitely miss the simpler times when our beloved decorations could be had rather cheaply. Here's a fixed price catalog from a famous dealer from 1994. Can you imagine these prices today? There a RSFR Red Banner for $485, a Suvorov-II for $1700, a suspension GPW-I for $450, a Glory-I for $1700, and a hero set with Gold Star and Suvorov for $3500... :martian
George
I definitely miss the simpler times when our beloved decorations could be had rather cheaply. Here's a fixed price catalog from a famous dealer from 1994. Can you imagine these prices today? There a RSFR Red Banner for $485, a Suvorov-II for $1700, a suspension GPW-I for $450, a Glory-I for $1700, and a hero set with Gold Star and Suvorov for $3500... :martian
George












