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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 290545, member: 6036&quot;]I personally have no interest in the First Strike thing; I think it&#039;s nothing more than artificially creating a market. For those who are interested, more power to &#039;em.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How can one tell that one&#039;s great-grandfather owned a certain coin ? Eye-witness testimony. One trusts it, others might not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Same for the King of Siam thing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For most coins, it&#039;s not possible to know where they&#039;ve been. But singular rarities, like the King of Siam set, change hands very seldom. Such transactions are very high-profile, so it is possible to trace the pedigree. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some coins have unique minor features, such as a planchet flake or lint mark which serve as pedigree markers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For major collections (i.e. Eliasberg), the coins are certified when the collection is broken up, so the slab provides pedigree ID.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A while back someone had a thread asking whether such a coin has special meaning. As for me...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>... to each his own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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