Rarely a die-hard collector ever leaves his PC. The die-hard collector faithfully trawls through the shops and flea markets every day just to search for pieces to add to his collection. A Coburg Badge and other pieces were sold recently in March 2019 in an auction house, which the Blood Order, Coburg Badge and the Golden Party Badge were advertised as post-war (meaning all 3 pieces were believed by the auction house to be reproductions). The Blood Order certainly would be a reproduction, but the Coburg Badge itself was real. In the end, the entire lot was sold for about US$4,000, and if you add a 25% commission plus other associated fees, a circa US$4250 lot with a 2nd pattern genuine Coburg Badge would be a steal. Also in March 2019, a german dealer sold the 2nd pattern Coburg Badge for 10,000 euros (USD$11,250), you'll realise that this lot could have been sold for far much more. As they say in the collecting world, you snooze, you lose!
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