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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8205207, member: 105571&quot;]Well, yes and no.&nbsp; Provenance is important to some collectors but not to others. The name on the label is not the provenance but it does eliminate any future uncertainty about a piece of the coin&#039;s history.&nbsp; And some names are more important than others.&nbsp; Usually, the name on the label does not impart a premium but that&#039;s not to say it cannot.&nbsp; So, as in all things numismatic, there is no single and simple answer - It all depends.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the McCloskey auction, I can guarantee you that there was at least one bidder (me) that wanted at least one coin if only because McCloskey was a key figure in the numismatic research of several early series.&nbsp; But most of us were primarily interested in the coins because a number of them represented unusual and/or unique representatives of rare die marriages and/or die states.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, most of the half dimes in this auction did not sell for super-rich premiums and some of the premiums were only modest, not super-rich.&nbsp; But there were some very rich bids on a few coins, some of which surprised me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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