EGA Collection Assistance

[KingsMountainTigers]

Hi Everyone,

 

I am completely new to collecting EGAs and was hoping to date some of these examples. I am mainly interested in what is WWII era and before. I am hoping a few of them are rare examples. Four of them are sets (#6, #7, #8, #13) If any additional closeup photos are needed please let me know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[warguy]

Nice collection of ega’s. I am going to step aside and let a few others who are very knowlegable here answer the question on exact patterns. My references are still in storage and I have been a bit rusty lately, but I think it is safe to say that the majority of those are WWII and earlier, and a few pretty deferrable ones. Good luck. 

[KingsMountainTigers]

Thank you for the comment. I would love to buy a copy of USMC Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Emblem Pictorial Guide", but they are pretty expensive. I'm hoping I'll be able to get a deal on a copy in the future.

[Brig]

If you're going to collect EGAs, the cost of the book is less than one mistaken purchase can be.

 

5, 8, and 13 are the only post-WWII...most of these are pre-WWII. I wouldn't call any rare, per se, but some are certainly uncommon/more difficult to find

 

There's a lot here to unpack in one post. Recommend you either break these down and ask one or two at a time and/or use the search function in this forum, every pattern you've posted has been discussed here in the past.

[KingsMountainTigers]

Thank you so much! My main goal was just to find out which are WWII and before at this time, so thank you for clearing that up. I definitely need to purchase a copy. Sometimes I get EGAs as part of groups so it would be a very beneficial purchase. I'll look through previous posts and other resources to find more details on these. If I have trouble with one I'll post it on the forum. Thanks again!

[JohnK83882]

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/THE EAGLE%2C GLOBE%2C AND ANCHOR 1868-1968 PCN 19000319900.pdf