Reference books

[latinmajorac]

i am new to collecting and i have perhaps a dozen or so medals. i always get nervous buying them on our favorite auction site, and i feel bad constantly bothering your guys with minute questions that anyone with a book and a brain can figure out.

SO!

this brings me to my question, having a brain (or so i am told) i find my self missing the book part of this endeavor. what are some essentials that i should buy? thank you all for your help

[medals73]

You may wish to see:

http://www.omsa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=613

[roy]

If I were to select one book to purchase, I would recommend Paul Schmitt and Paul McDaniel's "The Comprehensive Guide To Soviet Orders and Medals". I believe it is not out of print, but copies can be found, though it will cost around $90.00 or so.

I have saved alot of money by asking questions on this forum, and by studying the book. By all means, I would highly encourage asking questions if you have any doubt on anything. Hope this helps!

[order of glory]

Originally Posted by latinmajorac

i am new to collecting and i have perhaps a dozen or so medals. i always get nervous buying them on our favorite auction site, and i feel bad constantly bothering your guys with minute questions that anyone with a book and a brain can figure out.

SO!

this brings me to my question, having a brain (or so i am told) i find my self missing the book part of this endeavor. what are some essentials that i should buy? thank you all for your help

As you have already read, the Comprehensive Guide and a good magnifying glass are your best tools.

What medals do you have? What is your medal focus?

LRE

[dannybou]

f you go to this forum http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=40 you will have quite a few threads discussing the reference books. But I agree, MacDaniel's book is a must.

[latinmajorac]

Originally Posted by order of glory

What medals do you have? What is your medal focus?

LRE

victory over germany
victory over japan
20,30,40 years of victory
veteran of labor
zhukov
a couple others i can't remember off the top of my head. i am bidding on a research group of low end medals on ebay that are a group. i just bought an OPW, but we'll have to see how real it is. it was a second class with a moderately high S/N

i believe i just bought a 100 anniversary of lenin's birth

but my focus is to acquire right now, not much money (college kid) but i am trying to expand. my main focus was uniforms before this. any help anyone has would be very appreciated

[Christophe]

Welcome to the Forum,

Have also a look at this thread :

Apart from The Comprehensive Guide?...

Some books, as the Putnikov one, are not expensive at all, and a good beginner's guide.

Cheers.

Ch.

[Christophe]

You can find a thread about Putnikov's book here :

Orders & medals of the USSR (Putnikov)

This book can be found for less than $10. ... and internet is free!!!

Cheers.

Ch.