Provenance / Pedigree Escrow idea

Zoins

I've noticed a lot of people like to keep their collections private and that a lot of people also have anonymous name collections, like Knoxville, Tampa, Pennsylvania Cabinet, etc.

I was wondering what people thought of providing their collection name (e.g. Knoxville) and real name, only to have the real name published some time after their death? Of course, the escrow service would need to be legally enforceable.

Mark

@Zoins Here is a related question: If I have a really nice collection (such as the Tampa CWT collection) and am essentially selling off the entire collection, why would I want my name not to be associated with it? Why do want to keep it private? Presumably any ex-spouses already know about the collection. More seriously, I like to know the story of the person who collected the coins, eg, when they started and why, how long they collected, what they did in their life and that sort of information. But maybe I'm a distinct minority ...

Zoins

@Mark said:
@Zoins Here is a related question: If I have a really nice collection (such as the Tampa CWT collection) and am essentially selling off the entire collection, why would I want my name not to be associated with it? Why do want to keep it private? Presumably any ex-spouses already know about the collection. More seriously, I like to know the story of the person who collected the coins, eg, when they started and why, how long they collected, what they did in their life and that sort of information. But maybe I'm a distinct minority ...

The interesting thing about the Tampa Collection is that it seems the information is publicly available on Collectors Corner if you connect the dots.

Mark

@Zoins Yes, I saw your comments and connected the dot. I didn't think there was more than 1 dot...did I miss something??

DCW

I think some people just prefer to call their collection by a cool name, and not dwell on their own identity. Perhaps it is not a privacy thing at all