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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volodya, post: 2808741, member: 19615&quot;]I place relatively little importance on a coin&#039;s appearance as a plate coin in a reference. There can be many reasons for the use of a coin that way, some of which have no bearing on that coin&#039;s quality or desirability.&nbsp; No doubt it&#039;s better than not appearing in a reference, but I wouldn&#039;t even term that provenience really. What matters to me and many others is a coin&#039;s appearance in an important collection. It vindicates our connoisseurship; it makes us links in a chain of collectors going back who knows how long. The quality of a coin will still be what matters most in the end; a mediocre coin won&#039;t be enhanced all that much from having been in--say--a Naville Ars Classica sale, but an exceptional coin will be enhanced <b>a lot.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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