$5,000

latinmajorac · 06-18-2008, 07:19 AM

Alright gentlemen,

Let's say a distant relative dies, or you win a lotto, or even find a brick of cash on the ground one day. and you decide to expand your medal collection? How do you do it and why???

I buy several nice middle mange medals, a screw back ORBL or a T1 combat service medal, friendship of nations, an earlier OPW1 etc. some combination of medals like that is what i would buy.

my reason is that i personally enjoy the looks and significance of some of the upper middle range medals as opposed to buying an HSU or lenin (Just because some of these were awarded 'just for the hell of it' to generals and marshals etc.).

just my thoughts. other people???

Laurent · 06-18-2008, 08:21 AM

Half of a HSU star...

Lapa · 06-18-2008, 08:26 AM

Marc,

To each one his own! It really is up to you, whatever you interest, your focus, your specialization, your wishes, etc.

Marc

jefflgarrison · 06-18-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by latinmajorac

... several nice middle mange medals

Were those given to the K-9 corps? Mange in the line of duty

matthijs · 06-18-2008, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurent

Half of a HSU star...

Are you saying that a HSU star type 2 costs $10000 nowdays

? Or dit you mean a type 1? If so what are HSU stars type 2 are selling for?

Lapa · 06-18-2008, 09:22 AM

Matthijs,

A T1 HSU will easily reach $15~20,000 today

Marc

Laurent · 06-18-2008, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthijs

Are you saying that a HSU star type 2 costs $10000 nowdays

? Or dit you mean a type 1? If so what are HSU stars type 2 are selling for?

Last HSU T.2 available on Internet (a NJ well-known seller... as ever

) has been sold for more than USD 10K! something like 10'500.00 (with small ID) and the citation was not very impressive (compared to other citations).

Eryk · 06-18-2008, 10:29 AM

Great poll. Interesting how it splits; to each their own!

ericlida · 06-18-2008, 03:03 PM

I would win the lottery 99 times more and buy this

Jeffrey Meffert · 06-18-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ericlida

I would win the lottery 99 times more and buy this

That's cheating....but I like how you think. Tremendous grouping.

View Poll Results: What woudl you buy with $5,000 in the soviet collecting world
One really nice medal (even if i have to chip in some of my own money), somethign really high end!	19	33.93%
Several 'mid majors': early OPW1 or screwback ORD/ORBL etc	11	19.64%
A really nice set to a single person	23	41.07%
Buy all of the types and variations or a sinlge type of medal (or as many as you could afford)	3	5.36%
Voters: 56. You may not vote on this poll

06-18-2008, 07:19 AM	#1
latinmajorac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Bloomfield MI Age: 36 Posts: 146	$5,000 Alright gentlemen, Let's say a distant relative dies, or you win a lotto, or even find a brick of cash on the ground one day. and you decide to expand your medal collection? How do you do it and why??? I buy several nice middle mange medals, a screw back ORBL or a T1 combat service medal, friendship of nations, an earlier OPW1 etc. some combination of medals like that is what i would buy. my reason is that i personally enjoy the looks and significance of some of the upper middle range medals as opposed to buying an HSU or lenin (Just because some of these were awarded 'just for the hell of it' to generals and marshals etc.). just my thoughts. other people??? __________________ Money for College $0 Money for text books $0 Money for Food $0 Somehow finding money for my next medal purchase? Priceless starving college kid: will do calculus for Medals Newly promoted to the Deputy Kapusta Commander position

06-18-2008, 08:21 AM	#2
Laurent Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 366	Re: $5,000 Half of a HSU star... __________________ "The man who has no sense of History, is like a man who has no ears and no eyes..."

06-18-2008, 08:26 AM	#3
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Re: $5,000 Marc, To each one his own! It really is up to you, whatever you interest, your focus, your specialization, your wishes, etc. Marc

06-18-2008, 09:22 AM	#6
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Re: $5,000 Matthijs, A T1 HSU will easily reach $15~20,000 today Marc

06-18-2008, 10:29 AM	#8
Eryk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, USA Posts: 234	Re: $5,000 Great poll. Interesting how it splits; to each their own! __________________ Steiner: "Why do you want it so badly? It's just a worthless piece of metal. Look."

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