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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cicero12, post: 6564367, member: 114838&quot;]For a provenance to be worth anything to me, I prefer a visual record in a sale catalogue, or, if I trust the source, notations in a ledger. Personally, I would be very wary of a provenance to “an old collection” with no supporting information. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for your previous post, I don’t think many collectors buy solely for “nostalgia’s” sake, at least none that I know. Yes, I love knowing about the ownership history of my coins, but who owned the piece is hardly a deciding, or indeed significant, factor in my purchases. I am just as happy to have a coin from a minor, unnamed sale as I am to have one from Biaggi or Morgan. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have mentioned in other threads that I believe pedigrees serve two primary purposes (I) they lend an air of legitimacy to a piece as it has passed through knowledgeable hands for an extended period, and came from a time when technology for producing fakes isn’t close to where it is now and (II) the coin was not recently found and traded in violation of law.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also note, using the analogy to art, provenance is quite important there as well. A painting by Rembrandt someone found in their attic, with no clue as to how it came to be there, will (rightly) lead to lively debate about the authenticity of the piece. A recent “Da Vinci” comes to mind. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some will be content to buy such a work on the advice of experts, some will want the pedigree to feel secure. There is no right or wrong answer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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