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    Is a collecting interest life-long?

    Jul 29, 2022 4 minutes
    BY MILITARY TRADER STAFF

    It is a rare thing to find a collector who has stayed focused on the same niche for more than 30 or 40 years. Being one of those guys who has been collecting since he could walk and say, “Can I have your medals?”, I have changed paths many times. It hasn’t been without regret, however.

    IS AN INTEREST LIFE-LONG?

    I just returned from a show and got to thinking.

    During a lull in the show, I noticed a small U.S. medal group consisting of an Indian Campaign, Spanish Campaign and Philippine Campaign medals. All were numbered, and all traced back to the same

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