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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5302763, member: 19463&quot;]This is how our hobby works. Those who do not have a coin hope they find a bunch while those who do prefer theirs was the last one ever found.&nbsp; It reminds me of the empty land behind my house for the first 15 years we lived here.&nbsp; Someone bought it and divided it into 50+ lots so we were destined to have neighbors.&nbsp; We hoped we would always have a 160 acre back yard but it was not to be. Our daughter bought the lot that backs onto ours and now lives a short step over a creek from us.&nbsp; If I had been smart, I could have bought the whole parcel 15 years ago and now would not have those &#039;back door neighbors&#039;. On the other hand, they are nice people (whose major fault is they have no interest in inheriting my coins). </p><p><br /></p><p>Question:&nbsp; Which stater do you see as having the greater value in 20 years assuming equal condition): One documented to having been from the hoard or one purchased without provenance before the hoard was found when the coin was considered rare?&nbsp; Currently there are many high end collectors willing to pay a premium for a coin with an old provenance.&nbsp; How does this apply to coins that once were unique or rare that later became very common?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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