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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3198569, member: 76440&quot;]In many cases, yes, but not always.&nbsp; The most common provenance reference you will see is a prior auction sale of the coin.&nbsp; For internet auctions that are still available via database (i.e. acsearch or coinarchives), all coins are photographed so&nbsp; confirmation is easy. For pre-internet sales, confirmation depends on whether the coin is illustrated in the old sale catalogue.&nbsp; Before about 1980, far fewer coins were illustrated in sale catalogues.&nbsp; Weight can sometimes provide confirmation in the absence of a photo, though that is more circumstantial.&nbsp; The same rationale applies to hoard reports.&nbsp; If a hoard is published, often some of the coins are illustrated and you can confirm the provenance via the illustrations.&nbsp; Lastly, coins are sometimes sold with the old auction or collector tickets that prove the provenance.&nbsp; I hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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