provenance: a fancy word for pedigree. Be sure to raise your nose in the air whenever you say this word.
PVC: see polyvinyl chloride, the chemical plasticizer that can damage coins.
provenance
Term synonymous with pedigree.
PTS monogram (mintmark)
Mintmark for the city of Potosi on Bolivian and Spanish-Bolivian coins.
provenance
Term synonymous with pedigree.
Punch
A steel rod with a device, lettering, date, star, or some other symbol on the end which was sunk into a working die by hammering on the opposite end of the rod.
Provenance: From the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Collection. This is one a group of St Patrick copper Mr. Gore obtained from William Anton, Jr., President of Woodcliff Investment Corporation on August 9, 1967.
Provenance marks of EIC (East India Company) and LIMA are shown in the list.
No five guinea pieces were minted after 1753, although pattern five guinea pieces were produced by Tanner in 1770 and 1773.
Five Pounds ...
Provenance: Samuel W. Brown, August Wagner, Stephen K. Nagy, Wayte Raymond, Col. E.H.R. Green, Burdette G. Johnson and Eric P. Newman, Abe Kosoff and Abner Kreisberg (Numismatic Gallery), Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.
Provenance
Synonym for pedigree.
Punch
A steel rod with a device, a date, lettering, and other symbols on the end which was hammered into a working die.
The provenance of the following coins shows that they belong to Solus.
Bearded head (Melkart ?).
Horse. [N. Z., 1886, Pl. VII. 23.].
Æ .6 ...
Although "provenance" is the more correct terminology, pedigree is used to describe previous ownership of a certain coin.
For instance: (1) separating coins by dates and mints of issue; (2) going after low mintage pieces; (3) multiplying the number of grade categories; (4) isolating toning from brilliance; (5) prooflike surface from luster; (6) determining provenance ...
Pedigree Misuse of the term provenance to describe previous ownership of a rare or significant coin. Horses and bloodhounds have pedigrees; coins have provenance. In days gone by, a pedigree carried some weight; coins bearing them possessed manna.
This provenance on a numismatic item is as coveted as an Eliasberg pedigree. Gem Adjectival description applied to Mint State and Proof-65 coins. It also is used for higher grades and as a generic term for a superb coin.
Barber, chief engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, became angry, for at that time the design of new coinage was the provenance of the Mint staff.
" The provenance is well documented. I'll pick up the provenance line (quoting once again from Coin World) "Stack's auction house in New York sold it again in 1989 for $242, ...
In reality coin hoards are far more mundane but they still stir the imagination of coin collectors because of the provenance they lend a coin and the possibility of getting a coin that has been 'untouched' for years and is new onto the market.
attributed to Cyprus solely on grounds of provenance. (2) Æ of Augustus with name of A. Plautius Procos., and of Drusus, son of Tiberius, without name of Cyprus.
Its earlier provenance is given in the pedigree information below, but we add the comment that at one time it may have been owned by H.O.
Meyer qui donne des provenances. L'appellation "type de Zürich" date de 1890, lors des travaux pour la construction de la Bourse de Zürich, pendant lesquels fut trouvé un certain nombre de "bronzes coulés" au type de la fig. 531 de l'ABT.
Provenance should also note that the coin was once donated in 1926 by Louis B. Hungerford to the Connecticut Historical Society, where it remained until 1983.
Questioned document examination is a scientific process for investigating many aspects of various documents, and is often used to examine the provenance and verity of a suspected forgery.
Garrett, formed this extensive collection from the late 1800s through the early 1900s. Later, it was given to Johns Hopkins University and was sold in five auction sales. This provenance on a numismatic item is as coveted as an Eliasberg pedigree.
dark tone, good F, Extremely rare.
An artistic composition of the finest classical style, from the same issue as the celebrated Akragas Dekadrachm.
Provenance: Gans sale 16, 1963
Dr. Frank J. Novak Collection
CNG 31, 1994 ...
In determining the authenticity of a piece, one should attempt any of these examinations, but also seek out a provenance from the selling party as to the piece's origins.
Troxell, Essays Thompson, 33 (same dies). Asyut 686 (same dies). Traité‚ I, 898 (same dies). Rare. Of superior style. Head & leg softly struck, otherwise good very fine Troxell reviewed provenances & other evidence to
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obol ...
Another specimen was advertised by E. P. Rose of Sydney in the October 1967 issue of the same magazine but no provenance was given. From the low-resolution picture it seems unlikely that it was either the Poole or the Koschade coin.
If this is true, I do know know if Bvlgari will include the provenance with the coins used or if the buyers will simply be told the coins are ancient Roman bronzes.
Further, the evolution of the designs, the changes in the languages, scripts and dates shown on the coins, enabled scholars to establish the sequence of rise and fall of kingdoms and their rulers. The provenance of the coin hoards also helped to ...
provenance: The ownership history of a coin or other important collectible
red: The colour designation of a copper coin that has at least 95% of its original mint brilliance ...
 See also: Revers, Reverse, Obverse, Coin, Collection
  
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