The CIB and its worth

[<Jwscpd8@aol.com>]

For those of us who have the award of the CIB and it was issued in 1950 or so, I found out that a badge from that time sells for around $35.00.

It is because the old ones from WW II and Korea are solid sterling silver and the later issues are I think 1/20 sterling, there for are only worth a few bucks to collectors.

Collectors of military items are hot after the old badges for their collections, so hang on to yours if it is from the time of WW II and or Korea.

I still have the one issued to me on 7 March 1951 and is worth more to me  for what I went through, then to sell it for a few bucks.
     John Sonley   Korea 1951