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Posted 02/02/2015 10:18 am
Quote westcoin":
I would hope you have the auction documentation that shows it's provenance from the Norweb sale, was it from Norweb's collection directly, or just an add in consignment? Do you know? I wonder if you could get this in a TPG slab with a label stating Ex-Norweb that alone would surely add value to the coin's value."
westcoin's comment got me thinking, so I retrieved Norweb sale catalogue this coin came from. This was lot 1610 from that sale, which I imagine was actual part of the Norweb holdings - If otherwise, I would think Bowers would have indicated as much. Also, no mention in the catalogue of other holdings being jointly sold in the sale. In any case, it was just a minor coin in that incredible sale - but I was happy to get it, and at a very affordable price too ($160 + commission).
(the stains visible in the picture turned out to be just surface deposits which came off easily - I guess they were part of the provenance too!)
I would hope you have the auction documentation that shows it's provenance from the Norweb sale, was it from Norweb's collection directly, or just an add in consignment? Do you know? I wonder if you could get this in a TPG slab with a label stating Ex-Norweb that alone would surely add value to the coin's value."
westcoin's comment got me thinking, so I retrieved Norweb sale catalogue this coin came from. This was lot 1610 from that sale, which I imagine was actual part of the Norweb holdings - If otherwise, I would think Bowers would have indicated as much. Also, no mention in the catalogue of other holdings being jointly sold in the sale. In any case, it was just a minor coin in that incredible sale - but I was happy to get it, and at a very affordable price too ($160 + commission).
(the stains visible in the picture turned out to be just surface deposits which came off easily - I guess they were part of the provenance too!)
