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Collecting has changed in the past 50 years. Prior to that, the vast majority of 'famous' collections were comprehensive in nature, simply because the coins were available at affordable prices. Yes t… (View Post)

This is interesting, but I suspect we may have quite a divergence of opinions. For what it's worth, a collection will never be considered great and a provenance to chase without documentation. i.e. a… (View Post)

1794 Lima mint 8 Reales. A shortage of silver in Britain at the end of the 18th century was partially alleviated by the use of captured (mostly) Spanish bullion, countermarked with an oval punch disp… (View Post)

This is the sort of provenance I like. A Philip and Mary portrait penny. I know where it's been for the past 170 years. If I can establish what dealers Cuff used, it is possible I could push this bac… (View Post)

The question of provenance value is moot. Coins with a provenance going back one or two hundred years were generally either the finest available or somewhere up there with the best known. Accordingly… (View Post)