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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 5009870, member: 90666&quot;]Provenance and collector history. That&#039;s my main collecting focus for common coins. If I can&#039;t get a kickass provenance then I rather wait. For rarities I make exceptions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin that opens this thread is such an example. There&#039;s about 5 not in museums and my example, fine to very fine and with awesome provenance, is about the best realistically obtainable. And it&#039;s an historically important type. Whereas the coins I&#039;m letting go are easily available for dollars at any time. And I&#039;ve got others the same or similar in my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the Curule Aedile type I replaced with one more worn but marginally more complete and with more mirror like surfaces and with a 1950s provenance.&nbsp; Thats for me an upgrade. Even tho I went from EF to VF[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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