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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2854469, member: 77639&quot;]Actually &quot;provenance&quot; covers more than previous prior private owners.&nbsp; All GSA Morgans&nbsp; have a provenance and are widely collected specifically for that.</p><p><br /></p><p>In ancient numismatics, origin in a known hoard is also provenance.&nbsp; Same is true in US collecting (i.e. SS Central America, Saddle Ridge, etc.)&nbsp; When I collected ancient Greek coins, I never bought a coin I didn&#039;t like because of provenance.&nbsp; However, provenance did influence me to buy a couple that I did like.&nbsp; One was from a known hoard.&nbsp; Another was a &quot;that coin&quot; pictured in a well known reference book.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like to think that I&#039;ve never bought a US coin because of provenance.&nbsp; But because I did know the provenance of a couple prior to purchase, it&#039;s hard to say.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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