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    Posted 10 years ago

    Militarist
    (287 items)

    I bought my first Canadian medal back in the 1970’s from a dealer friend who told me that he had a Wisconsin medal with a badger on top. What he thought was a badger was really a beaver. Since then my interest in Canadian “Welcome Home Medals” has been constant. Several years ago out of curiosity I sent a full color scan of my Canadian medals to a “well known” medals dealer in Canada to see if there was any interest in such medals. His offer was only a fraction of the gold value. As a result I concluded that there was no Canadian market for these medals. Recently while in Canada I visited several antique and collectible stores and asked about this type of medals. Every one I asked knew about these medals but rarely ever sees them. There is a great book about these medals by George Brown, now out of print. While in Victoria we stopped a local book store to see if they had any such book. The friendly staff could not find any in their computerized inventory. When we got home I found the book to listed on Amazon by the same Victoria book dealer!

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      very beautiful!!
    2. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      Glad you got the book to help you with your collection.
      Maybe there is not many about coz you got in early!
      They are the best sort of collectible...great to look at and with back stories. Good on you!
    3. Militarist Militarist, 10 years ago
      Thanks everyone for the Loves and comments. Books are a great help for collectors. It is also fun to find unlisted medals.

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