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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 5346714, member: 90666&quot;]Most of these coins were sold without known provenances including the Zeno; the two aurei had the most recent provenances known when bought (1934 and 1956 respectively) but I quickly found the older ones (1873 and 1928). Both were retail purchases with no recent auction provenances. I never hesitate in buying at retail, good coins with good antique provenances and not having appeared at a recent auction, even if the headline price is high. The Haeberlin and General Grandprey were also bought without provenance known. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are typical of what I collect nowadays. Dings and wear but rare coins with amazing collecting history. I will touch no coins (in silver gold or aes grave) that have only 21st century provenances. I will accept struck bronzes with modern provenances because they were generally unillustrated in older catalogues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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