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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3212602, member: 76440&quot;]I couldn&#039;t disagree more with regard to impact on value and desirability of higher-quality coins.&nbsp; In the U.S. and in some other countries, freedom to import and export ancient coins is gradually eroding under increasing government regulation and the regular threat of more difficult regulations.&nbsp; Verifiable provenance before the effective dates of these regulations adds great value by exempting the coin from the restrictions.&nbsp; Further, the 1970 provenance cutoff of the UNESCO convention impacts most museums and academic institutions, making coins with verifiable, pre-1970 provenances more valuable still.&nbsp; Finally, the knowledge that a great collector or collectors have owned a coin adds value to many of us that appreciate connoisseurship.&nbsp; So, while you don&#039;t see the value in a provenance, many of us feel differently and will pay a premium for coins with provenance. &quot;Ancillary&quot; in this case could be 20-30% premium.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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