Highest Price Realized for a Canadian Badge?

[Bill A]

What is the highest price a Canadian badge has made, either at an auction or a sale?
The 9th Bn CEF ebay listing prompted Don to ask, and it is worth some discussion.
Perhaps it would be better to split the discussion into the major eras for Canadian badges, pre-1914, CEF, militia period (20-36), kings crown (36-52) and queen's crown.
There may not be too much debate about the CEF and king's crown, but the other areas could prove interesting.

[Doug N]

This might not be the winner, but perhaps a runner up.....

Frank Corring sale # 19, Feb 2001. PPCLI pipe band badge (CEF). Hammer price $4750 Canadian. Add another $900 or so for commission & GST.

[Bill A]

Good case for that badge Doug.
Does anyone remember the price realized on the 7 CMR sold a few years ago?

[Doug N]

Frank Corring # 26, April '03. 7th CMR hammer price $2900.

[Bill A]

Thanks Doug. I suspect it would be far more today.

[Bill A]

Tanya Ursual has an officer's Garrison Battalion for sale at $4500. One for the kc era
She also has a qc Victoria Rifles cap badge. $375 Cdn.

[Dwayne H]

......what price would you be telling your wife you paid for it....?

[whizzbang]

The badge on the cover of Charlton 2nd ed. Infantry badges (silver 247th officer's cap badge) sold for $4,000 in 1993 (if memory serves - it is noted in the book but I don't have mine handy). That one could be a record-breaker if it went to aution today!
Cheers, Ian.

PS - divide by ten when telling the better half...