What do you have that's now worthless?!

[Paul R]

As a collector in the US, you can own any medal except for the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[Paul R]

What do you have that's now worthless... Iraqi Dinar from the Saddam era.

[Ulsterman]

a 15 trillion Zimbabwe Dollar note .

[Paul R]

Is there really such a thing?

[Chris Boonzaier]

As a collector in the US, you can own any medal except for the Congressional Medal of Honor.

I am curious... does anyone know of any other medals that are illegal to own in their respective countries?

Best

Chris

[Paul R]

I just found something else that cost more to make than it can be sold for:

My John McCain 2004 Presidential Campaign sticker.

[sam steele]

Hi Chris,

In Canada, the insignia of the Order of Canada may be purchased on the market via the estate of a deceased member. However, stolen insignia and "insignia sold by the recipient" will be confiscated and returned to the Crown (the government).

The stolen reason is obvious, but imagine that a recipient can't sell his own insignia.....in this case, it's similar to the Medal of Honor in the States. I own a Medal of Honor and can sell it to anyone outside of the U.S., but an American recipient of the MOH may not sell, barter, trade, or export his award. He may bequeath, or give it as a gift.

Cheers,

Bill