Author Archives: Fred Borgmann

Table vs. Non-portable Medals Table medal is an old numismatic term used to describe a commemorative medal that is not an award and is not meant to be worn. A medal that is an award but not meant to be … Continue reading →

There are times that coin collecting, when compared military medal collecting looks down right easy. Most coins carry all the information one needs to catalog them. The what, where and when questions are all answered by the information spelled out … Continue reading →

There are times that coin collecting, when compared military medal collecting looks down right easy. Most coins carry all the information one needs to catalog them. The what, where and when questions are all answered by the information spelled out … Continue reading →

My wife recently found this photo in an antique mall! It is of a veteran wearing the generic uniform of the 1930’s which nearly all veterans seem to wear in the photos I have seen. Each has a Sam Brown … Continue reading →

A few months ago I presented an example of an Order of Lincoln Regents Breast Badge. Since then I saw an example of the Order’s Laureate Neck badge and Lapel Ribbon in the latest FJP Auction which made me wonder … Continue reading →

I just got back from a vacation road trip which included stops at a few antique malls. In one of the malls there was a black WWI German army wound badge. The black finish had been worn off of the … Continue reading →

In today’s tough economy every collector has to deal with the economic facts of life whether they realize it or not. First all of us should keep records of what we pay for our collectibles. I am a compulsive record … Continue reading →

Back in the days before the First World War most of Europe was ruled by Crowned Royalty. The various royal families were so intermarried that their family trees looked more like the rhizome root systems of a bamboo forest. At … Continue reading →