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<p>[QUOTE="robp, post: 5208496, member: 96746"]A subtle benefit of provenance and particularly ones that go back in time is that the coin is likely to be a better example of the type in question, especially if illustrated in a catalogue 100 years ago or longer because the cost of illustrating lots was considerable. To put this relative cost into context, the Bruun catalogue in 1925 which comprised 965 lots and 24 plates was priced at one guinea (£1/1/-). Lot 185 sold for a guinea. For that guinea you would have bought 4 Edward the Confessor Radiate/Small Cross pennies from Hastings, Lincoln, Thetford and York, together with 3 cut halfpennies of the same type from Exeter, Lincoln and Thetford. Current price for the 7? Has to be at least £1000 if unimpaired, or half that if they had faults. These weren't illustrated, but triple unites that would cost £50-100K today were pictured.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have documentary evidence of an old provenance, particularly an illustration, it is likely to be for a good reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robp, post: 5208496, member: 96746"]A subtle benefit of provenance and particularly ones that go back in time is that the coin is likely to be a better example of the type in question, especially if illustrated in a catalogue 100 years ago or longer because the cost of illustrating lots was considerable. To put this relative cost into context, the Bruun catalogue in 1925 which comprised 965 lots and 24 plates was priced at one guinea (£1/1/-). Lot 185 sold for a guinea. For that guinea you would have bought 4 Edward the Confessor Radiate/Small Cross pennies from Hastings, Lincoln, Thetford and York, together with 3 cut halfpennies of the same type from Exeter, Lincoln and Thetford. Current price for the 7? Has to be at least £1000 if unimpaired, or half that if they had faults. These weren't illustrated, but triple unites that would cost £50-100K today were pictured. If you have documentary evidence of an old provenance, particularly an illustration, it is likely to be for a good reason.[/QUOTE]
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