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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 6564077, member: 104741&quot;]Interesting thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>My view: however long and lofty the provenance of a coin, it still pales in comparison to its history in antiquity. To me, that&#039;s the only true and relevant provenance. The rest is, at best, icing on the cake. Reading some of the threads on provenance I almost get the impression that where a coin has been after it&#039;s been dug up, and whose lofty hands it has passed through, is more important than where it was before it was buried. In my ears, it&#039;s like saying the provenance of, say, a painting by Rembrandt, is more important than the painting itself. To each his own, I suppose. I like my Rembrandts and coins for what they intrinsically are.</p><p>And, usually, they come a lot cheaper. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But it does confirm my suspicions about why (at least some) collectors are so hung up on provenance: a throwback and nostalgia to the good old days when collecting ancient coins was the province of the aristocracy and the well-off and not something the uneducated rabble should involve itself with. Sadly, the way this discussion has evolved it&#039;s not about respecting people&#039;s privacy, it&#039;s about sheer, unadulterated snobbery.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t wish to insult anyone. It&#039;s not in my nature. Also, I have the greatest respect for all collectors -famous or not- who have, and still are, through their collections and studies, contributing to this great hobby. I&#039;m equally grateful to everyone on this forum who are willing to share their knowledge with others, relative newcomers, such as me, included. But I had really hoped this hobby and this forum was better than this sorry display of elitism and snobbery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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