| Why British? Except for World War 2 most
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| | or order. A business guy who sold his
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| medals are named on rim so they are very
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| | company for over 350 million has bought
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| easy to identify. There are hundreds of
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| | over the years 100 VC groups for around
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| different regiments and of course
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| | 20 odd million dollars! There are
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| different ranks for medals from 1799 to
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| | hundreds of different Gallantry and
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| the present day.
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| | Campaign medals. I have seen prices up to
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| Lots of very good replicas of British
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| | $500,000, which wasn't a VC group.
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| Military Medals and replacement medals
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| | To an officer in the Royal Air Force, the
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| are sold to museums. Replica Medals are
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| | famous C.B. C.B.E. Fighter Operations
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| exact copies of the original British
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| | D.S.O. and 2 Bars, D.F.C. and Bar Group
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| Military Medal for a certain campaign and
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| | of Nineteen to Air-Vice Marshall J.E.
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| supplied with ribbon and a plastic
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| | "Johnnie" Johnson, Royal Air Force - the
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| envelope to protect the medal. These are
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| | Officially Recognised Highest Scoring
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| cast medals in high quality alloy if they
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| | R.A.F. Fighter Pilot of the 1939-45 War -
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| come from a good dealer.
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| | went for a World Record price of two
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| The replacement medals are die-struck so
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| | hundred and forty one thousand, five
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| they are more expensive. Struck in nickel
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| | hundred pounds!!
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| gilt and polished in silver gilt they
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| | So, as you have gathered, there is quite
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| cost more because these have made by a
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| | a good market in British Military Medals
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| master craftsman who has carved out by
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| | and each year a Medal yearbook with price
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| hand and small machine - a "die". This
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| | guides is published. There are also
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| "die" can cost around two thousand
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| | Miniature Medal Collectors and even an
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| dollars alone. Then you have the actual
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| | association of Medal Ribbon collectors.
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| striking which is completed by a machine
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| | Other reasons why there is such a vibrant
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| usually with a 250 ton press capacity.
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| | market is the British have been in so
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| Collectors, dealers, ex forces
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| | many wars over the years. We have wars
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| associations and even whole families
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| | when we, as ex-soldiers, were part of a
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| frame replicas for show. This way,
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| | forgotten army. Talk to people about the
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| members of the same family can display
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| | Malayan war which lasted from 1948 to
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| their ancestors medals. It is usual for
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| | 1960 or the Borneo confrontation of 1962
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| owners to keep the original medals in a
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| | to 1965 and you get blank looks from
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| safe or bank. Part of the reason is
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| | people who were around during those
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| British Military Medals can command a
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| | times.
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| very high premium indeed.
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| | Medals have been a very good investment
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| Victoria Cross groups fetch $300,000
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| | over the years. Now they are becoming
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| whereas a replica group to a Victoria
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| | scarce. Families are waking up to the
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| Cross winner at Rorkes Drift, (11 won in
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| | fact that their parents, grandparents had
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| one day at Rorkes Drift - Zulu the film
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| | a history. People are searching for
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| was based on this battle) with the VC and
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| | details of their ancestors. It's now all
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| Zulu Medal is only about $30. The
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| | very searchable and the main reason is
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| Victoria Cross is the highest award in
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| | the Internet.
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| England and the Commonwealth, and is worn
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| | One thing is certain. British Military
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| as the first medal over any other medal
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| | Medals are here to stay. It's history.
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