Gentlemen,
If I purchased an original U-Boat War Badge and had it electroplated with 24K gold, would this process devalue the badge?
I'm not trying to make it something it's not... I just like nice things in my personal collection.
Regards,
Don_
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Gentlemen,
If I purchased an original U-Boat War Badge and had it electroplated with 24K gold, would this process devalue the badge?
I'm not trying to make it something it's not... I just like nice things in my personal collection.
Regards,
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If you plated a ground dug badge you would not hurt the value at all IMO.
However, if you find a ground dug u-boat badge, please let us see it before you do anything.
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U-boat badge
Hello,
That is rather a silly question. If you took a nice badge and elctroplated it of course you would hurt its value. It is like chrome plating a German helmet.
Keep in mind, Kriegsmarine badges were never gold plated-they were fire-gilted (which gives them a gold appearnce, but not the finish has no gold).
Just buy a nice badge with a nice finish and not destroy it.
Jody
PS-I like nice things in my collection too and look at this destroyers badge of mine. It was not gold plated, just original fire-gilt.Comment
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Jody, I thought fire gilded was gold disolved in mercury and then fired off to leave behind the gold.?
TerrenceComment
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Love the badge Jody.....your collection never ceases to amaze me!!!!
GregComment
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If you must have a 24k plated badge, why not buy a good quality reproduction and have it plated? Altering an original WWII badge, no matter what the condition, lowers the value.
BrianComment
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It is like chrome plating a German helmet.
Hey, I resent that. I have a massive collection of chrome German helmets!Comment
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Its your badge so you are free to do what you want with it.
However, for most collectors it would be practically worthless after being gold plated.
MBComment
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Originally posted by fdodge View Post
Do your's have the spike on top and large maltese cross decal as well?
Tim
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IMHO it would be a collector sin! Give it to someone who'll appreciate it and as suggusted gold plate a real good quality fake. Lord know's they are out there (as in my repo box!).
Just my humble 2 cents.
GregComment
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Yes on the spike, but no Maltese cross. They do have the dingle-balls that hang in the back though.Do your's have the spike on top and large maltese cross decal as well?
OMG, without the Maltese cross, is my hiuge collection worthless?
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AND, I'm still looking for a ground dug u-boat badge.......
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