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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24827037, member: 26430&quot;]Oh, my, that is a truly fantastic combination!</p><p><br /></p><p>The holy grail of provenance collecting (at least for <i>this</i> provenance collector) is to have (a) the &quot;plate coin&quot; + (b) an author-signed copy of the volume + (c) inscribed to &amp; ex-libris of the collector!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several (a) + (b) pairings, possibly even some (a) + (c), but I don&#039;t think I have any (a) + (b) + (c) pairings, despite collecting all of these things. That is quite special!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some that are close. I don&#039;t quite know what to call these, &quot;provenance clusters&quot; or &quot;numislit-coin exhibits&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p>(a) Coin from Jay Galst&#039;s Collection published by Meshorer + (b) signed copy of Meshorer&#039;s book publishing the coin, but ex-libris American Numismatic Society, not ex-libris Jay Galst. (I do however, have a separate book signed &amp; inscribed by Meshorer to Galst! But that coin isn&#039;t inside.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[click to enlarge if interested]</p><p>[ATTACH]1589740[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1589741[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1589742[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(a) a bunch of &quot;plate coins&quot; from all three Lindgren volumes + (b) copy of Lindgren III signed &amp; inscribed to a California collector</p><p>[ATTACH]1589744[/ATTACH]&nbsp; &nbsp; [ATTACH]1589743[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(a) Constantine IV Solidus &quot;cover coin&quot; from ERIC II + (b) signed copy</p><p>[ATTACH]1589745[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Others:</p><blockquote><p>- Rosen 548 + Rosen-Waggoner inscribed to an old dealer;</p><p>- Sear RCV &quot;Plate Coin&quot; + Sear RCV Set inscribed to Paul DiMarzio + coins from the DiMarzio Collection (published in other books);</p><p>- Euboian Octopus Obol from W.P. Wallace Collection + inscribed copy of his book on Euboian League coinage;</p><p>- Themistokes hemiobol published by Nolle &amp; Wenninger + copy of Nolle&#039;s first article on Themistokles coins inscribed to Wenninger (but not publishing that coin);.</p><p>- and some other ones... including many other collectors from whom I have both coins and signed books / bookplates but not for the same coins/books...</p><p>and many copies of &quot;plate coin&quot; books &amp; old auction catalogs from other&nbsp; notable numismatic libraries... and many &quot;association copy&quot; books in case I acquire a plate coin later...</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>But NOT ONE of those sets includes a &quot;plate coin&quot; from a book for which I have a copy inscribed by the author <i>to the collector</i>. To put it mildly, I am jealous.</p><p><br /></p><p>You deserve the credit for doing the research and getting hold of that copy of the book. They belong together, and you put them there. Well done![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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