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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 2808594, member: 76440&quot;]Like many things in life, it depends! It depends on the coin and the provenance. From my experience there is certainly value added to good-quality coins by a verifiable (i.e. auction record or fixed price list), pre-1970 provenance.&nbsp; If the provenance is pre-WWII, the impact is even higher. The value added also increases for MOU restricted coins.&nbsp; I do think you need a good quality or rare coin to fully witness this effect. The slew of Dattari coins in recent auctions are a good example. The provenance is great (when verifiable), but some of the coins aren&#039;t.&nbsp; Hammer prices for the good quality or rare Dattaris are very strong; not really so for the Dattari junk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prices aside, there is also added pride/enjoyment to owning a coin from a great old collection.&nbsp; Pride in knowing that I picked a coin that also appealed to Haeberlin or Voirol or the Duke of Northumberland. Enjoyment in the process of discovering the pedigree.</p><p><br /></p><p>Add to the above the legal reasons for finding and documenting provenance to protect our collections and our hobby from government intervention. While provenance hasn&#039;t been critical for coin sales in the past, it likely will be for some sales in the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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