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<p>[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 2997052, member: 76440"]I too have a database with detailed info on each coin and similarly maintain number-coded records. The trouble is, if something happens to me (or you), our respective families will likely not know to access the database information or the separate paper. In that scenario, you'll have tags with descriptive information that any collector or dealer could determine for themselves; but the one bit of information that they need from you will be lost (from who/when did he/she acquire this?). Thus, my goal is to always <b><i>keep the provenance with the coin</i></b>. For my smallish tray tags, I have provenance info on the back of each tag. I also keep a numbered flip (with a longer tag/provenance description) in a box with dealer and collector tickets. Note that I do a lot of historical provenance research on my coins, often with lucky results, that can add value to a coin. Maybe that increases my desire to preserve the records, but we should not discount the ever-changing laws and the impact they might have on future collectors. For their sake, even a minor retail provenance could prove valuable in the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 2997052, member: 76440"]I too have a database with detailed info on each coin and similarly maintain number-coded records. The trouble is, if something happens to me (or you), our respective families will likely not know to access the database information or the separate paper. In that scenario, you'll have tags with descriptive information that any collector or dealer could determine for themselves; but the one bit of information that they need from you will be lost (from who/when did he/she acquire this?). Thus, my goal is to always [B][I]keep the provenance with the coin[/I][/B]. For my smallish tray tags, I have provenance info on the back of each tag. I also keep a numbered flip (with a longer tag/provenance description) in a box with dealer and collector tickets. Note that I do a lot of historical provenance research on my coins, often with lucky results, that can add value to a coin. Maybe that increases my desire to preserve the records, but we should not discount the ever-changing laws and the impact they might have on future collectors. For their sake, even a minor retail provenance could prove valuable in the future.[/QUOTE]
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