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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Moe &quot;Wolfy&quot; Wilder, post: 5129101, member: 114824&quot;]As the issue of provenance has become increasingly important in recent years, I started to wonder where does it begin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love buying lots of uncleaned coins, especially what the seller describes as &quot;culls&quot;. It&#039;s like scratching a lottery ticket that can take months or even years to reveal and identify what you &quot;win&quot;. So let&#039;s assume that I clean a coin, eventually transforming it from a piece of metal covered in 1500 year old dirt identified only as a cull, to a desirable collector&#039;s coin, with complete legends and discernable mint. Does provenance start with me or does it start with the seller who had no way of knowing what he sold me?</p><p><br /></p><p>If this issue has already been discussed, please point me in the right direction. I searched the forums but didn&#039;t see a thread about this particular nuance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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