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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2342633, member: 76111&quot;]This service is like CoinArchives which was developed by and for dealers mostly.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance research databases started in the early 20th century as &quot;Photo Files&quot;, then came digital with CoinArchives, ACsearch, etc.&nbsp; I believe that this new service is the latest iteration (which will be copied by others just like many photo files exist) and it absolutely has a potential market and use.&nbsp; I subscribe to CoinArchives as a collector because it has more data than acsearch and I still think it is easier to use, so to me it&#039;s worth the premium.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On provenances in general, this is why it is important to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. To prove to burdensome bureaucrats that your coin isn&#039;t recently looted and to help ensure the marketability of the coin when you want to sell it.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. To help ensure that the coin is authentic, especially for very rare pieces.&nbsp; A rare and expensive coin that just emerges from nowhere is nowhere near as safe (and consequently as valuable) as one that has been through many collectors/dealers hands over decades...or centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. To further the pleasure of collecting if that is what you enjoy.&nbsp; Provenance hunting <u>greatly</u> improves my enjoyment and challenge of this hobby.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>4. To identify authentic coins that have been tampered with.&nbsp; Do not underestimate the value of this especially if you collect bronze anything.&nbsp; I have many times found coins that have been repaired, smoothed, tooled or otherwise doctored and securing an old picture of it has saved me from getting screwed.&nbsp; This includes silver coins, but especially bronze and gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometime I&#039;ll post the Marc Antony that I once owned and returned after finding an old picture of it before it was tooled with...a laser.&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; You read that right. A laser.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":watching:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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