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Originally Posted by NEMO
The Film unit example is rare but as a cloth collector im always stunned the high prices people will pay for an unused badge , surly the fact it was worn in battle or even at least in war time is the real value ,this is why I dont understand medal collecting , if I had the choice of a military medal awarded for bravery OR the tunic he wore winning the medal it would be the tunic every time .........just my thoughts .
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I am the same with identity discs. I collect them because they were actually "there" on the battlefield.
Whilst I do have some medals many of the soldiers did not live to see them, and those that did mostly got them after the wars had ended.