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1. Of clearcut cases (not variants) where a Delmonte number was assigned, 40% were assigned incorrectly. Places like Stacks, Heritage and Kunker made mistakes. Places in the Low Countries (Elsen, Heritage Europe) did not.
1. Of clearcut cases (not variants) where a Delmonte number was assigned, 40% were assigned incorrectly. Places like Stacks, Heritage and Kunker made mistakes. Places in the Low Countries (Elsen, Heritage Europe) did not.
I've seen this on occasion as well. Sometimes it's an opportunity for the knowledgeable buyer, but more often than not the market seems to correct for any misattributions. I wonder how long it takes a house to attribute & grade every incoming item for a quarterly auction?
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2. At least one of the rarity assignments by Delmonte requires revision. He assigns R4 to types where 2 or 3 examples are known, which could not pertain to 1046 (maybe this is a known error in the catalog).
2. At least one of the rarity assignments by Delmonte requires revision. He assigns R4 to types where 2 or 3 examples are known, which could not pertain to 1046 (maybe this is a known error in the catalog).
I also see this with authors that have large scopes. There are a number of obvious errors in Van Houdt for the late 15th century, but give the vast scope of his book, I guess I can't hold that against him. (Imagine how hard this would be in pre-internet days!)
It looks like we have a similar approach to researching coins -- it's one of the aspects of numismatics that I really enjoy





















